HC Deb 24 July 1978 vol 954 cc509-10W
Mr. Tebbit

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Prime Minister's undertaking to look into the accuracy of the figures upon which the right hon. Lady the Leader of the Opposition based her contention that in the matter of jobs, prices, output and growth, the Labour Government were either at the bottom or next to the bottom of the league of Governments taking part in the Bonn summit meeting, if he has yet completed his inquiries; and if he will publish statistics to show for each of the seven countries (a) unemployment rates for the first quarter of 1978, (b) the percentage change in unemployment since February 1974 to the latest available date, (c) the increase in consumer prices from February 1974 to the latest available date, (d) the increase in food prices from February 1974 to the latest available date and (e) the percentage change in output per person employed in manufacturing output and in gross domestic product at constant prices, between 1973 and the latest available date, to illustrate his answer.

Mr. Healey

I will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

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