HC Deb 08 November 1976 vol 919 cc68-9W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the estimated 60,000 reduction in the fall in unemployment in early 1978 as a result of his measures of 22nd July 1976 will occur in Wales.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

No reliable estimate can be made of the proportion of the estimated 60,000 reduction in the fall in unemployment which is likely to occur in Wales.

Mr. Wigley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the estimated 60,000 reduction in the fall in unemployment in early 1978 as a result of his measures of 22nd July 1976 will occur in the public and private sectors, respectively.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

I refer the hon. Member to the reply to the hon. Member for St. Ives (Mr. Nott) on 22nd July 1976—[Vol. 916, c. 397]. Virtually all of the reduction in the fall in unemployment expected as a result of the Government's July expenditure proposals and increased national insurance proposals will occur in the private sector.