§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement in elucidation of the calculation that as a result of the measures of 15th December the reduction of employment in the United Kingdom by the end of 1978 would be 130,000, Official Report, 11th January, column 469 or about 140,000, column 471.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe figure of 130,000 refers to the employment effect 313W by the end of 1978 of all the measures announced on 15th December, whereas the figure of 140,000 refers only to the effect of the cuts in public expenditure.