HC Deb 04 February 1974 vol 868 c232W
Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled people are registered unemployed in Wales and in the Rhondda travel-to-work areas, respectively; and how this compares with the same period of 1971, 1970, 1969 and 1968.

Mr. Scott

The numbers of registered disabled people in Wales and in the Rhondda travel-to-work area known to be unemployed in December 1973 and in each of the five preceding years were:

Wales Rhondda travel-to-work area
December 1973 5,105 519
December 1972 6,731 694
December 1971 7,380 757
December 1970 6,254 602
December 1969 6,282 584
December 1968 6,062 561

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