Tackling rising unemployment in the Stafford area is a top priority for me.

The Conservative Party has already proposed a National Loan Guarantee Scheme to give companies access to credit and so avoid having to make unncessary redundancies as a result of the credit crisis.

We have also set out plans to give employers an incentive to take on those who have been unemployed for more than 3 months.

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