My hon. Friend is correct. Unemployment in the north-west has fallen to its lowest level for more than six years and average weekly pay is the second highest in the country. May I turn my hon. Friend's attention to some of the figures relating to Blackpool? It is, as he knows, the country's premier tourist resort, with more visitors per year than Portugal and more hotel beds than the whole of Greece. The Labour party's recipe of a minimum wage, the social chapter and more red tape would damage jobs in my hon. Friend's constituency and would damage the United Kingdom's tourist industry.