HC Deb 02 December 1968 vol 774 c366W
Mr. William Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the average time for which unemployed persons in Wales remain unemployed.

Mr. Fernyhough

Actual figures are not available, but it is estimated that if the unemployment rate in Wales remained stationary at the level of November, 1968, persons becoming wholly unemployed could expect an average spell of unemployment of nearly 10 weeks.