§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees were in employment in Merionethshire in June of each year since and including 1964.
§ Mr. John FraserEstimates of the numbers employed are made for each mid-year and the most recent are for June 1973. Following is the information available, that is the numbers employed in the nearest corresponding employment office areas:
Estimated Number of Employees in Employment in Merionethshire '000 June 1964 10 June 1965 9 June 1966 8 June 1967 8 June 1968 8 June 1969 8 June1970 8 June 1971 (a) 8 June 1971 (b) 8 June 1972 8 June 1973 9 The estimates for June 1971 (a) and earlier dates are based on counts of National Insurance Cards; those for June 1971 (b) and later dates are from the annual censuses of employment.