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 Bruce Millan Mr Bruce Millan , Glasgow Craigton 12:00, 24 July 1978

If the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington (Mr. Silvester) has been here, he has been inconspicuous. Of course I apologise to him. However, I shall still not give way to him.

I was saying that the total number in employment in the last five years has risen by no less than 500,000. I say that because there is an assumption—