Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 1964.
Mr Raymond Gunter
, Southwark
12:00,
7 December 1964
Yes, indeed. First, the unit is exploring the possibilities of manpower forecasts on the basis of the estimated trends in output and productivity, including the effects of automation. Secondly, the unit is planning to follow up its current studies of changes in the occupational structure of the metal industries and the effect of computers on office employment with new studies of the changing structure of particular industris, and on the introduction of particular new techniques. We are doing a great deal of work and, if the right hon. Member for Grantham (Mr. Godber) wants praise for it, I am glad to inherit the work which he has done.