§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what action he intends taking in the light of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report which forecasts a large increase in unemployment within the coming year.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe Government's policy for maintaining and increasing employment is to restore incentives, encourage efficiency and create a climate in which commerce and industry can create more jobs; but what happens to employment depends partly on the response of the private sector to the new opportunities given by the Budget and partly on responsible pay bargaining.