§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what economic indicator data the Welsh Office collects for each unitary authority in Wales. [51453]
§ Mr. HainEconomic indicator data for Wales are mainly collected by Government Departments other than the Welsh Office. Rates of claimant unemployment, economic activity, and employment are published for all unitary authority areas. Unemployment rates from the Labour Force Survey are currently published for six authorities, and average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees for 15 authorities: for these indicators the estimates for other authority areas are subject to excessive sampling variation.