§ Mrs. Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he accepts the forecast of rising unemployment in the second half of the year; and what action, if any, he intends to take.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI do not accept any forecast of rising unemployment as anything but a warning of difficulties ahead. Whatever these may be, I am confident that the policies of the Government as set out in the Gracious Speech are those most likely to create the conditions for a return to full employment.