§ 18. Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment what effect he expects the Budget to have on the total number of unemployed.
§ 21. Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what effect the Budget measures will have on the levels of unemployment in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe Budget contains a wide-ranging set of measures to help generate employment and tackle unemployment. These include the expansion of the youth training scheme and the community programme, as well as substantial reform of the structure of national insurance contributions and raising the tax thresholds. These will help create the conditions for substantial numbers of new jobs without risking higher inflation. By 1986–87 our employment and training measures together will be providing help for 1 million people.