§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of people on short-time working; and what is the estimated cost of the short-time working financial provisions.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsComprehensive statistics are not available. It is, however, estimated that, at 31 October 1980, about 27,100 people in Wales were being supported under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme. The cost of the scheme in Wales in the current financial year so far is about £8.3 million.