§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the national Departments of Employment exchange information about job vacancies with other member States within the European Community; and what measures Her Majesty's Government have adopted to promote the free movement of labour within the EEC.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that information on job vacancies is exchanged between the Employment Service Agency and the specialist employment services of the other member States. In addition. employers from other EEC countries can and do notify vacancies in their home countries direct to the Employment Service Agency. Where European employers wish to interview prospective employees in this country prior to engagement the full facilities of the agency are made available to them.