§ 20. Sir Anthony MeyerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current level of unemployment in Wales at the latest available date; and what it was 12 months previously.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsOn 8 October 1987, the number of unemployed claimants in Wales was 148,000, 26,055 lower than the corresponding figure for 1986.
§ 22. Mr. Ray PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the most recent published number of unemployed males and females in the Ogmore/Mid Glamorgan area and in Wales as a whole; and what was the number for the same areas in May 1979.
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§ Mr. GristOn 8 October 1987, 2.938 males and 903 females were unemployed in the Ogmore constituency. The corresponding figures for Mid Glamorgan were 21,309 and 7,109; and for Wales 105,413 and 42,637. Unadjusted figures for 1979 are not available on a basis that enables a valid comparison to be made.