§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many were unemployed in Wales at the nearest available date; what was the weekly cost of benefit paid collectively; and what was the average individually.
A B County Total adult claimants in Wales under pension age (thousands) (live load) (May 1979) Total adult population in Wales under pension age (thousands) (OPCS mid 1979 estimate) A as percentage of B Mid Glamorgan … … … 17.7 319.9 5.5 South Glamorgan … … … 14.5 233.8 6.2 West Glamorgan … … … 10.8 217.7 5.0 Gwent … … … … 15.2 262.4 5.8 Powys … … … … 1.3 63.3 2.0 Dyfed … … … … 8.3 192.1 4.3 Clwyd … … … … 11.8 223.5 5.3 Gwynedd … … … … 5.6 129.5 4.3
A B Families in receipt of supplementary allowance (i.e. claimants under pension age and dependants) November 1979 Total population under pensionable age Mid 1979 A as percentage of B Wales … … … … 149.3 2,267.3 6.6 Great Britain … … … 2,324.5 44,880.6 5.2 (thousands)