Employment Policy Priorities

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Employment – in the House of Commons am 1:46 pm ar 21 Chwefror 1996.

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Photo of Tim Yeo Tim Yeo , South Suffolk 1:46, 21 Chwefror 1996

Will my right hon. Friend confirm that unemployment is now falling steadily in Britain, whereas it is rising in much of Europe, notably in Germany? Will she also confirm that one of the main reasons for those contrasting performances is that we have an opt-out of the highly burdensome social chapter whereas other countries do not? Does she think that there is any risk of Britain ever adopting those burdensome provisions?