Mr. Wigley asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will arrange for the recent economic forecast that the unemployment in Wales will rise to 170,000 next year to be investigated by his Department, and if he will take the necessary steps to avoid Such An Economic Crisis occurring.

It is therefore very encouraging that at this time, in Such An Economic Crisis, we are sticking to the triple lock and CPI, and doing it at an uprate of £5.