§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the latest available numbers of those unemployed in Barry and in South Glamorgan, respectively; and if he will give the comparable figures for 1973 and 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. John MorrisAt mid-March 1979, there were 1,886 and 13,686 persons unemployed in Barry and South Glamorgan respectively. Comparable figures were 919 and 5,834 in 1973, and 756 and 5,084 in 1974. The 1973 figure for South Glamorgan has been calculated on the basis of the county as presently constituted.