So it would be very much better if the Government were really clear about it, because it really is not good enough to face a Crisis of These Dimensions by such legerdemain as that.

But, faced with a Crisis of These Dimensions, with reverberations that go through society, and with the increasing needs of youth for guidance, training, entertainment and leisure, it is intolerable that there should be major cuts in the provision of youth services.

I repeat that the last time we had a financial Crisis of These Dimensions, it took advanced countries close to a decade to recover, yet we are judging the efficacy of the Government's activities in a matter of months after the crisis first occurred.