§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what amounts were paid in unemployment benefit in Wales in the first nine months of 1971; and how this compares with 1969 and 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe amount of National Insurance unemployment benefit paid in Wales in the first nine months of 1971 was £7,367,666.
In the same nine months of the previous two years the amounts paid were:
1970 £6,084,131 1969 £5,922,284