§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Minister of Labour what estimate his Department has made of the numbers of men likely to become unemployed for technological reasons in the years 1967, 1968 and 1969, respectively.
§ Mr. GunterIt is not possible to make estimates of this kind. My Department has, however, published studies of the metal industries and of the use of computers in offices, which have dealt with some of the employment implications of technological change, and other studies are in train.