§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he remains satisfied that current economic policy will succeed in reducing Scottish unemployment to 80,000 by 1979.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonWe have set no target for unemployment in Scotland. Our objective for the whole of the United Kingdom is sustainable full employment in a growing and prosperous economy. The Government are satisfied both that our policies are the right ones to achieve this, and that the attack on inflation is laying the essential foundation on which our other policies can build.