§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales if the Government have now revised their estimate of the need for 30,000 new jobs in Wales by 1970; and what is the current estimate.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe estimate of 30,000 related to the possible excess of male labour over demand in South Wales by 1971 if trends continued unchanged. As I explained in an answer to the hon. Member on 28th November, developments which may affect the long-term labour situation are kept under review by the238W Government and my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade is continuing to encourage the introduction of additional employment in Wales with the object of providing full demand to match the labour available in Wales in 1971, and later.—[Vol. 737, c. 43.]