HC Deb 07 December 1977 vol 940 cc794-5W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many years out of the last 17 working people have been subject to Government-determined pay policy; and if he will show against each pay policy period the rates of unemployment at the start and end, the rate of

Unemployment (United Kingdom percentage unemployed seasonally adjusted) Growth (the growth rate has been measured as the increase in the GDP at factor cost in the quarter in which the policy commenced or ended, over the previous quarter) Investment (gross domestic fixed capital formation) (1970 prices)
percentage quarter percentage year £m.
Date on which policy commenced or ended—
July 1961 1.3 1961 Q3 -1 1961 6,361
April 1962 2.0 1962 Q2 +1 1962 6,374
July 1966 1.3 1966 03 +1 1966 8,097
January 1967 1.9 1967 Q1
February 1967 2.7 1967 Q1 +1½ 1967 8,780
August 1967 2.5 1967 Q3
November 1972 3.5 1972 Q4 +2 1972 9,862
March 1973 2.9 1973 Q1 +3½
April 1973 2.8 1973 Q2 0
October 1973 2.3 1973 Q4 1973 10,283
November 1973 2.2 1973 Q4
July 1974 2.5 1974 Q3 +1 1974 10,124