Nicholas Soames: To ask the Prime Minister if he will publish the response from the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council to the letter from himself and others of 18 March 2011, entitled Getting Europe Growing; and what reports he has received on the steps taken by the Commission in consequence. [59200]

The Prime Minister: In response to the "Getting Europe Growing" letter of 18 March, I received a supportive letter from the European Council President. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House.

Following the letter of 18 March, the European Council of 24-25 March agreed on the importance of prioritising growth. Its conclusions agreed on the need for robust action at the European Union level to stimulate growth by: strengthening the single market, with an emphasis on services and the digital economy; reducing the overall burden of regulation; and promoting free, fair and open trade with countries outside the EU. Since then, the Commission has brought forward a number of initiatives in the areas we identified as priorities for EU growth. The Government continue to work closely with the Commission and other member states to make progress on this agenda.