§ Mr. Llewellynasked the Minister of Labour what unemployment was caused in Wales by dislocation due to recent cold weather; and how the figures: compare with those prevailing in February, 1947.
§ Mr. WatkinsonNo steps have been taken to ascertain the number of persons whose employment was terminated or interrupted owing to bad weather. The
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§ Mr. WatkinsonThe following table shows, for the 1934, 1935 and 1936 (first half) age classes who registered in the years 1952, 1953 and 1954 respectively, the percentages who were in the categories named in the Question.
latest date for which statistics of unemployment are available is 10th January, when the total number registered as unemployed in Wales was 24,000, compared with 29,000 a year before and 82,000 in February, 1947.