§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish from international sources of information available to him the proportion of the labour force who are trade union members in EEC member countries.
§ Mr. John GrantThe following table, based on information published by the Commission of the European Communities, gives the approximate percentage of employees who in 1973 were members of trade unions.
Per cent. Belgium … … … … 70 West Germany … … … … 39 France … … … … 22 Italy … … … … 50–55 Luxembourg … … … … 52 Netherlands … … … … 42 United Kingdom … … … … 49 Ireland … … … … 49 Denmark … … … … 70–75