§ 33. Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether his Department has yet completed its investigation into the unemployment statistics; and when, and in what form, the results will be published.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe unemployment statistics were the subject of a White Paper published in November 1972 (Cmnd. 5157). Further studies of the characteristics of the unemployed are being carried out by a working group set up as recommended in the White Paper. I will arrange for any results of general interest to be published in theDepartment of Employment Gazette, and I am hoping that we shall be able to publish the first article shortly.