HC Deb 08 February 1972 vol 830 cc346-7W
Q18. Mr. Heffer

asked the Prime Minister what further plans he has to meet the General Council of the Trades Union Congress to discuss unemployment, and the measures Her Majesty's Government intend to take to deal with the problem.

The Prime Minister

I met the General Council of the T.U.C. on 1st December and shall be glad to have further discussions with it. In my speech in the House on 24th January I set out the reasons underlying the growth in unemployment over recent years; and outlined the range of measures taken by the Government, including an unprecedentedly powerful stimulus to demand, aimed at bringing down the level of unemployment.—[Vol. 829, c. 1024–42.]