HC Deb 28 April 1978 vol 948 c737W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the loss of income to the economy caused by the present level of unemployment.

Mr. Denzil Davies

It is not possible to make a meaningful estimate in the present situation where the level of activity in the economy is constrained by developments in the rest of the world and by the need at home to restore financial stability and reduce the rate of inflation.