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Proceeding contribution from Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 October 2010. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

I am not aware of any forecast increases in unemployment. If the hon. Gentleman looks at the figures that Office for Budget Responsibility published after we made clear our intention to tackle the deficit and take £83 billion out, he will see that for every year in the coming four years, it predicted a fall in unemployment and a rise in employment. In the second quarter of this year about 300,000 jobs were created, so we need to put all that in a slightly different context.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
516 c1141 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Public expenditure Unemployment
Link
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