HC Deb 30 July 1975 vol 896 c520W
Mr. Hayhoe

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest total unemployment figures and percentages for the other member countries of the EEC, together with figures for the changes that have taken place during the previous three, six and 12 months.

Mr. Harold Walker

The table below gives the information to May 1975, the latest date for which comprehensive data are available. Precise data are not available for Luxembourg, where unemployment is very low. The figures originate from EEC member Governments and reflect different national practices in measuring unemployment. They are collated for publication by the EEC Commission but are not strictly comparable.

  • Trade union recognition.
  • Discipline and dismissals procedures.

It is too early to give publication dates.