HC Deb 20 October 1971 vol 823 cc128-9W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what increase or decrease in the total number of male persons employed in Wales he expects to be shown in the current year.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Forecasts are not available for the year. The latest information relates to March, 1971, when it was provisionally estimated that there were 586,000 male employees in employment in Wales, 26,000 less than in March, 1970.