§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide his assumptions for(a) the number of people unemployed and (b) the percentage of the workforce unemployed in respect of his estimates for social security expenditure in the Comprehensive Spending Review. [51472]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 20 July 1998]: The unemployment assumption was set in line with the convention, audited and approved by the National Audit Office—a flat profile for future years based on the most recent outturn.