§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what evidence he has of significant increases in unemployment mismatch; and what steps he is taking to overcome this problem.
§ Mr. LeeThe economy is growing fast, generating half a million new jobs in 1987 alone, and as a result unemployment, particularly long-term unemployment, is falling rapidly. Although unemployment remains high, there are an estimated 700,000 unfilled vacancies in the economy.
63WIn our White Paper "Training for Employment" we drew attention to the need to equip the unemployed with the skills today's jobs demand. That is why we are investing £1.5 billion in the employment training programme starting in September, to provide relevant training for up to 600,000 unemployed adults.