§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she is able to give an up-to-date broad estimate of the cost to public expenditure of sustaining benefits for 1 million unemployed for one year; and what is her estimate of the tax and insurance contribution loss to national funds from an unemployment rate of this scale and duration.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI will let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.