§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many building and civil engineering workers were unemployed in Wales in September 1976 compared with the same month in each of the preceding four years.
§ Mr. GoldingI have been asked to reply.
The following table shows the numbers of people registered as unemployed in Wales who last worked in the construction industry. Industrial analyses are now made quarterly and the latest is for August 1976:
August 1972 … … … 10,395 August 1973 … … … 7,448 August 1974 … … … 9,455 August 1975 … … … 13,883 August 1976 … … … 15,182