HC Deb 31 January 1972 vol 830 cc34-5W
Mr. Ronald Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will show in table form the percentage increase in food prices, all retail prices, basic weekly wage rates and hourly wage rates for the following periods: October, 1964, to December, 1969, January, 1970, to May, 1970, June, 1970, to December, 1970, and January, 1971, to December, 1971, respectively.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The percentage increases are as follows:

(2) how many new jobs have been created in Wales by new industry attracted there in the period 1st July, 1970, to 14th January, 1972.

Mr. Dudley Smith

My Department has no way of identifying jobs created or lost. What it can do is measure the net changes in employment between different dates. Provisional estimates indicate that the number of employees in employment in Wales fell from 935,000 in June, 1970 to 914,000 in March, 1971, the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. McBride

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school-leavers in Wales have been unable to find employment, to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

On 10th January, 1972, there were 763 school leavers registered as unemployed in Wales.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of persons in Wales who graduated within the last three years who are at present unemployed.

Mr. Dudley Smith

I regret that this information is not available.