§ Mr. John Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of adult male and female unemployed at present at Port Talbot and Porthcawl; and what percentage this is of the insured population.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 10th January, 916 men and 276 women aged 18 years and over were registered as unemployed at the Port Talbot employment exchange and 236 men and 61 women were registered at Porthcawl. For the Port Talbot, Bridgend, Cymmer, Maesteg and Porthcawl travel-to-work area, the percentage rates of unemployment were 5.5 for males and 4.9 for females. Rates cannot be calculated either for parts of a travel-to-work area or separately for adults.