§ Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what level of possible future redundancies in Wales has been notified in his Department for the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkForthcoming redundancies notified to my Department as due to occur in Wales involve about 1,100 workpeople. The 10-year development strategy for British Steel Corporation envisages a loss of 17,500 jobs in
Males Females Unemployed for over 26 and up to 52 weeks Unemployed for over 52 weeks Unemployed for over 26 and up to 52 weeks Unemployed for over 52 weeks January … … … 5,208 10,035 996 1,095 January 1972 … … … 6,462 8,949 1,076 1,028 January 1971 … … … 4,183 7,631 725 851
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the total of males employed in Wales in each year from 1962 to 1972, inclusive.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI have been asked to reply.
Figures relating to the period 1964 to are published in the Digest of Welsh Statistics, 1971, Tables 87, 87a. Those for 1962 and 1963 are available in Table F of the Appendix to "Wales: The Way Ahead" (Cmnd. 3334). The figures for are not yet available.