§ 26. Mr. McAvoyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps she is taking to encourage the creation of more full-time jobs. [7076]
§ Mr. ForthWe shall continue to develop the policies and programmes which have reduced unemployment by nearly 1 million and increased employment by nearly three quarters of a million since 1993 and which have reduced unemployment in Scotland, Wales and every English region to below the average rate in the European Union.