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Proceeding contribution from Lord Grayling (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 December 2011. It occurred during Opposition day on Unemployment.


Unemployment

Will the shadow Minister be extremely careful about the information that he lays before the House? Last month, in our previous debate on this subject, I told him that Department for Work and Pensions statisticians had made a comparison between youth unemployment lasting for more than six months as of now and two years ago, and that on a like-for-like measure there has been virtually no change. He keeps insisting that there has been a substantial increase, but the civil service statisticians say that that is not correct. Will he please stop making that assertion to this House?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
537 c839 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Fiscal policy Employment schemes Economic growth Social security benefits Unemployment Office for Budget Responsibility
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk