§ 89. Sir C. Osborneasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs why he has declined to publish Her Majesty's Government's plans for dealing with large-scale unemployment; and to what level Her Majesty's Government propose to allow unemployment to rise before putting these plans into operation.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe Government are not envisaging the emergence of large-scale unemployment; developments will be watched very carefully with a view to re-expanding the economy as soon as the balance of payments permits.