Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the recent announcement giving a round figure of 1,000,000 as the number of men and women to be released by Christmas, he will now publish the exact total released up to the week ended 18th August; and whether he will, in future, publish each week the numbers released in view of the fact that classification and group numbers are unrevealing.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsI would ask the hon. Member to await the statement my right hon. Friend proposes to make tomorrow.