HC Deb 03 February 1976 vol 904 c549W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Prime Minister what progress he has made in discussions with other leaders in the EEC on the establishment of a European Public Accounts Committee.

The Prime Minister

Annex B to the White Paper on Financial Control in the European Community, Cmnd. 6360, contains the statement on the Community budget and financing issued at the conclusion of the European Council meeting in December. As the European Council requested, the Presidents of the Community institutions are in contact with a view to examining the rôle on Assembly

Number of vacancies notified and remaining unfilled
Numbers unemployed Employment Office Careers Office
Males Females Males Females Males Females
Haverhill
November 1963 50 20 124 52 21 20
December 1963 51 14 128 63 36 20
November 1968 109 31 92 19 11 5
December 1968 106 35 84 25 10 4
November 1973 107 18 388 161 29 26
December 1973 108 20 459 144 30 16
November 1975 315 109 35 15 * *
December 1975 360 99 45 9 * *
Bury St. Edmunds
November 1963 176 73 164 77 24 32
December 1963 175 64 134 83 33 21
November 1968 281 48 225 119 25 43
December 1968 265 42 229 127 21 44
November 1973 274 50 254 107 96 72
December 1973 271 50 236 127 104 68
November 1975 691 187 54 35† 61 53†
December 1975 734 185 49 18† 52 51†
Newmarket
November 1963 52 12 63 47 21 27
December 1963 44 13 109 53 20 23
November 1968 95 25 42 41 10 11
December 1968 92 23 64 28 9 10
November 1973 120 14 59 31 6 4
December 1973 101 16 69 36
November 1975 359 102 3 4 * *
December 1975 402 114 2 3 * *
* Information now included with Bury St. Edmunds careers office.
† Because of possible duplication the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.

The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.