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Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 November 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Employment.


Employment

I am not sure what the hon. Gentleman's question was, but the facts are that unemployment hit 3 million twice under the Conservative Government, that it was 1.6 million when we came into power, and that it is under 1 million now.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
483 c629 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Employment Government assistance Jobcentre Plus Job creation Pensioners Redundancy New deal schemes Unemployment Social security Training Local employment partnerships
Link
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