HC Deb 20 February 1978 vol 944 cc534-5W
6. Sir Raymond Gower

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the effects of the withdrawal of the regional employment premium and its effect on unemployment in the Principality.

Mr. John Morris

It is not possible to identify precisely the effects of withdrawal of the regional employment premium from among the many other factors affecting the level of employment. But the resources made available by the withdrawal have brought substantial benefits to Wales in the form of jobs created and saved.