§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many men were in work in 1991 in each of the districts covered by the valleys initiative; and what his latest estimate is of the number of men unemployed in these districts.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe following districts are wholly or partially in the programme for the valleys area:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Brecknock
- Cynon Valley
- Dinefwr
- Islwyn
- Llanelli
- Lliw Valley
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Neath
- Ogwr
- Port Talbot
- Rhondda
- Rhymney Valley
- Swansea
- Taff Ely
- Torfaen
The employment and unemployment data requested are available from the NOMIS database, which can be accessed on-line by House of Commons Library staff.