§ Mr. Philip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the ratio of Britons to other nationals of member states employed by European Economic Community institutions.
§ Mr. RifkindThe overall ratio is about one to 10 for all staff and one to 6 in the highest grades. I am arranging for more detailed figures to be published in the Official Report.
§ Mr. OppenheimIs my hon. Friend aware that Great Britain's agreed staffing quota of 18.4 per cent. of the staff of the EEC institutions is only just over half filled by British nationals? What steps does my hon. Friend intend
| British and other nationals in EEC institutions* | ||||
| A Grade | Others | |||
| Total number of officials | United Kingdom officials (Per cent.) | Total staff numbers | United Kingdom staff members (Per cent) | |
| Commission | 2,527 | 360 (14.25) | 7,155 | 549 (7.67) |
| European Parliament (Secretariat) | 373 | 60 (16.09) | 2,288 | 195 (8.52) |
| European Investment Bank | 239 | 41 (17.15) | 353 | 36 (10.20) |
| Council Secretariat | 178 | 25 (14.05) | 1,535 | 104 (6.78) |
| Court of Auditors | 70 | 7 (10.00) | 187 | 19 (10.16) |
| Economic and Social Committee | 45 | 8 (17.78) | 370 | 31 (8.38) |
| European Foundation | 9 | 3 (33.33) | 27 | 1 (3.70) |
| * The European Court of Justice has not issued the relevant statistics. |