§ 70. Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Employment when he expects that the present unemployed can be offered the chance of suitable employment in all regions of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe prospects of the present unemployed being offered employment depends on a number of things such as age, skill, fitness and where they live. We cannot expect a return to full employment until inflation has been reduced, public spending lowered and the competitive position of our industries restored. That will depend among other things on the level of wage and salary settlement.