§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of unemployed in Wales in the February of each year since 1964.
§ Mr. John Fraser:I have been asked to reply.
Following is the information:
Number of unemployed in Wales February 1964 … … … 27,727 February 1965 … … … 27,402 February 1966 … … … 29,144 February 1967 … … … 40,941 February 1968 … … … 41,405 February 1969 … … … 40,968 February 1970 … … … 40,884 February 1971 … … … 42,366 February 1972 … … … 54.822 February 1973 … … … 42,153 February 1974 … … … 38,424 February 1975 … … … 47,571