§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the incidence of incapacity for work and the duration of that incapacity within the Merthyr constituency; and how that compares with the national average.
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§ Mr. DeanI have been asked to reply.
Information is not available for the Merthyr constituency, but the following
Sickness and injury benefit Wales Great Britain Spells of certified incapacity (males and females) … … 668,000 9,350,000 Days of certified incapacity (males and females) … … 28,600,000 334,000.000 Statistics of duration of incapacity are not available in the form requested, but days of certified incapacity expressed as a rate per person at risk are, for males, 31 in Wales and 16 in Great Britain—for sickness benefit—and 3 in Wales and 1.2 in Great Britain—for injury benefit.