§ Mr. Biffenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent the Government's proposed capital expenditure programme is dependent on an accepted incomes policy of general increases of 3–3½ per cent. annually; and to what extent recent wage awards necessitate a revision of that programme.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe White Paper "Public Expenditure in 1963–64 and 1967–68", (Cmnd. 2235) makes it clear that public expenditure—both capital and current—must be related to national resources. The growth of
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AT GATESHEAD AND FELLING Men Boys Women Girls Total 13th January 1964 … … … … 2,146 162 386 28 2,722 14th January 1963 … … … … 3,264 291 391 97 4,043 15th January, 1962 … … … … 1,600 195 255 49 2,099 16th January, 1961 … … … … 1,468 92 292 15 1,867 Percentage change between 1961 and 1962 +9 +112 -13 +227 +12 Percentage change between 1962 and 1963 +104 +49 +53 +98 +93 Percentage change between 1963 and 1964 -34 -44 -1 -71 -33 There were on 8th January, 252 unfilled vacancies notified to the Gateshead and Felling Employment Exchanges.
§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of boys and girls, respectively, under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-January in the years 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964; what is the number of school leavers registered for first employment at January 1964; and what is the estimated number of school leavers who have taken up full-time further educational courses and who are not included in the number of registered unemployed for January, 1964.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe numbers of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-January in the years 1961 to 1964 were as follows:
142Wresources depends heavily on maintaining a sound relation between increases in money incomes and increases in productivity. I believe this can be done.