Orders of the Day — Unemployment

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 July 1978.

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Photo of Mr Leslie Spriggs Mr Leslie Spriggs , St Helens 12:00, 24 July 1978

The hon. Gentleman has said that many young people have opted out of the system. Let me assure him that the unemployed youngsters of St. Helens would be only too glad to go to any jobs offered to them. He is wrong to imply that young people have opted out of the system.