§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of registered unemployed in Wales in July and December each year from 1969 to 1973.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
Number unemployed 1969 July … … 36,260 December … … 40,411 1970 July … … 34,475 December … … 38,661 1971 July … … 43,453 December … … 50,479 1972 July … … 47,438 December … … 45,443 1973 July … … 33,266 December … … 32,013 The figures do not include temporarily stopped workers.