§ 26. Sir Michael NeubertTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding the G7 jobs conference; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntBefore attending the G7 jobs conference I had meetings with the director general of the CBI and the general secretary of the TUC.
The G7 conference was a valuable conference about policies to achieve sustainable reductions in unemployment and increases in employment. The conference underlined the importance for all our countries of sound macro-economic policies to achieve sustainable growth, open and competitive economies to encourage innovation and enterprise, more flexible labour markets, improved education and training, and active employment policies to help and encourage unemployed people to get back to 493W work. The jobs conference has ensured that each Government will learn more about the employment and training programmes of the others. Policies to reduce unemployment will be discussed by Heads of Government at the forthcoming G7 economic summit in Naples.