§ Q167. Mr. William PowellTo ask the Prime Minister if she has received recent representations regarding the level of employment.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweI have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has received a number of representations about the level of employment. The work force in employment in the United Kingdom now stands at 26,357,000. That level is the highest ever recorded and is an increase of 2,793,000 since March 1983. It is 872,000 more than the previous peak in employment in December 1979.