HC Deb 21 June 1973 vol 858 cc185-6W
Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of male unemployment in Llanelli, Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff and Newport at the latest available date.

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total expenditure on supplementary benefits for each year from 1959 to 1972–73 inclusive; and what he estimates to be the cost of fraudulent claiming of supplementary benefits for each of these years.

Mr. Dean

Expenditure on supplementary benefit is shown in the following table:

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information for 11th June 1973:

Travel-to-work area Percentage rate of unemployment: Males (Provisional)
Llanelli 1.8
Swansea 4.4
Port Talbot 2.8
Cardiff 4.7
Newport 4.0

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