Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Job Creation – 26 November 1987

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Job Creation on 26th November 1987.

Mr. Andy Stewart To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he makes of the extent to which Government economic policy has contributed to the fall in adult unemployment over the last 12 months.

Miss Emma Nicholson To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the extent to which Government economic policy has contributed to the fall in adult unemployment over the last 12 months.

Mr. Andrew MacKay To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he makes of the extent to which Government economic policy has contributed to the fall in adult unemployment over the last 12 months.

Mr. Hanley To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he makes of the extent to which Government economic policy has contributed to the fall in adult unemployment over the last 12 months.

Mrs. Hicks To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he makes of the extent to which Government economic policy has contributed to the fall in adult unemployment over the last 12 months.

Mr. Major The Government’s policies have created a stable financial framework, and encouraged greater effort and enterprise. As a result, the United Kingdom is growing faster than any other major economy, and firms are taking on new workers at an accelerating rate. This has contributed to a fall in adult unemployment of almost 450,000 since October 1986, the largest 12-monthly fall on record.