§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current rate of unemployment in Wales expressed as a percentage of the United Kingdom average; and how this figure differs from the corresponding figure for 1964.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt November, 1970, the rate of unemployment for Wales
NUMBERS EMPLOYED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND IN POLICE PORCES IN SCOTLAND AT JUNE, 1970 Males Females Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total Education department: (a) Lecturers and teachers 16,644 3,008 29,606 5,124 54,382 (b) Other staff (clerical staff, school cleaners, school canteen staff, etc.) 5,661 1,713 15,050 22,489 44,913 Water supply 1,053 39 53 6 1,151 Construction 19,051 204 252 60 19,567 Transport services 11,048 6 1,645 63 12,762 Health services, day nurseries, children's, aged person's and other homes 2,211 164 9,218 10,164 21,757 Restaurants and canteens (excluding school canteens), orchestras, entertainments, amusement parks, race courses, golf courses, etc. 811 148 375 197 1,531 All other local authority departments 39,833 2,800 10,754 4,137 57,524 Police forces* 9,959 — 383 — 10,342 Total 106,271 8,082 67,336 42,240 223,929 * Excluding traffic wardens and certain other persons employed full-time by police authorities.