8.1 - Impact of EU on the UK

Question 1

BENEFITS FOR THE UK

Answer 1

BENEFITS FOR THE UK

Question 2

What did membership of the EU provide the UK with?

Answer 2

Duty-free access to the world’s largest trading bloc

Question 3

What % of British trade was with the EU in 2016?

Answer 3

43%

Question 4

How much did EU citizens living in the UK pay in tax in 2013-14?

Answer 4

£14.7 billion

Question 5

How much did EU citizens living the UK claim in tax credits and child benefit in 2013-14?

Answer 5

£2.6 billion

Question 6

How much is it estimated that UK GDP will drop as a result of leaving the EU?

Answer 6

4%

Question 7

How much has business investment decreased as a result of Brexit?

Answer 7

£340 billion

Question 8

Where did Astrazeneca decide to move a factory to despite planning for it to be in the UK?

Answer 8

Ireland (EU member)

Question 9

Why did a Chinese car maker say they will not open a factory in the UK?

Answer 9

‘Because of Brexit’

Question 10

Where is the UK passport ranked in the passport index?

Answer 10

Tied 13th

Question 11

Where was the UK passport ranked in the passport index in 2010?

Answer 11

1st in the world

Question 12

Arguments against membership of the EU

Answer 12

Arguments against membership of the EU

Question 13

What has the EU been accused of?

Answer 13

Having a democratic deficit at its heart

Question 14

How much did the think tank Open Europe estimate the implementation of EU regulations cost the UK every year?

Answer 14

£33 billion

Question 15

How much was the UK’s net contribution to the EU in 2017?

Answer 15

£8.9 billion

Question 16

In what case was the Merchant Shipping Act found incompatible with EU law?

Answer 16

Factortame case 1988

Question 17

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BREXIT

Answer 17

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BREXIT

Question 18

What was the rate of inflation in March 2023?

Answer 18

10.1%

Question 19

How much lower are post-Brexit investment levels than the pre-referendum trend?

Answer 19

30%

Question 20

How much higher is post-Brexit investment in the EU than the pre-referendum trend?

Answer 20

2% higher

Question 21

What is the only economy in the G7 to not have reached pre-pandemic size?

Answer 21

The UK economy

Question 22

According to a study by the Centre for European Reform, what % poorer is the UK economy than it would have been if it had stayed in the EU?

Answer 22

5.5%

Question 23

How much higher would tax revenues be in 2023 if the UK had stayed in the EU?

Answer 23

£40 billion

Question 24

How much is the UK Australian trade deal estimated to increase the UK GDP by?

Answer 24

0.08%

Question 25

What is the estimate for the decrease in the size of the UK GDP as a result of Brexit?

Answer 25

4%

Question 26

What large corporation decided to set up a factory in Ireland instead of the UK?

Answer 26

Astra Zeneca

Question 27

In March 2023, how much did the OBR predict imports and exports would decrease by in the long run?

Answer 27

15%