§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much working time he estimates it took a worker earning the current national average weekly wage to earn the price of a standard loaf, a pint of milk, a dozen eggs, a suit of clothes, a refrigerator, a small car, the average rent of an unfurnished house, and the average cost of a new house, in specimen years between 1951 and 1971.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkFollowing are the times in minutes required to earn the price of those items for which average prices are available:
special measures to alleviate unemployment among teenagers.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanSpecial measures have already been taken. Unemployment amongst young people has fallen by over 40,000 since August. I expect unemployment to continue to fall and employment opportunities to increase as a result of the various measures already taken.