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Unemployment Levels

Volume 925: debated on Tuesday 1 February 1977

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19.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is considering any new measures to reduce unemployment.

On 15th December 1976 my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the allocation of an additional £120 million for special employment measures. Of this £75 million are to be used to extend the lives of the temporary employment subsidy scheme and the job creation programme to 30th April 1977. The allocation of the remaining £45 million will be announced following a review of the existing measures.

31.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what further steps he proposes to take to reduce the level of unemployment.

On 15th December 1976 my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the allocation of an additional £120 million for special employment measures. Of this £75 million are to be used to extend the lives of the Temporary Employment Subsidy Scheme and the Job Creation Programme to 30th April 1977. The allocation of the remaining £45 million will be announced following a thoroughgoing review of the existing measures.

23.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment by what numbers the Government's special measures have reduced unemployment.

24.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment by what numbers the Government's special measures have reduced unemployment.

I have nothing to add to the answers I gave earlier to similar Questions from the hon. Members for Woolwich, West (Mr. Bottomley), Newcastle upon Tyne, North (Sir W. Elliott) and Harrow, Central (Mr. Grant).