§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total employee migration from Wales in 1963–64 and in each subsequent year.
§ Mr. FernyhoughMy Department does not now make estimates of employee migration. The estimates previously made for years up to 1965–66 were found to be unreliable and were cancelled by an article published in the February, 1968, issue of the Ministry of Labour Gazette. Estimates based on the Census of Population suggest that during the year 1965–66 there was an annual net migration—losses minus gains—from Wales to other parts of Great Britain of slightly under 2,000 economically active persons. This was similar to the corresponding annual average over the period 1961 to 1966.
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§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the male activity rate in Wales in 1964 and at the latest date for which the figure is available.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe male employee activity rate in Wales in 1964 was 68.9 per cent. and in 1967, the latest date for which a figure is available, it was 66.2 per cent. The male employee activity rates refer to mid-year and are defined as the estimated numbers of male employees in Wales aged 15 and over—including the registered wholly unemployed—expressed as a percentage of the total male population in Wales aged 15 and over.