§ 30. Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the effects on employment of cuts in public expenditure in 1976–77.
§ Mr. OrmeIt is not expected that the cuts in public expenditure in 1976–77 will greatly affect the level of employment in the public sector in that year. The measures announced by the Government recently for the alleviation of unemployment will to some exent offset the effect.