§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) young people, (b) men, (c) women and (d) disabled persons as a whole are registered under section 2 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 in each of the eight counties of the Principality; and what percentages of population these figures represent.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe available information does not separately identify those persons registered under sections 1 and 2 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act. The figures for both sections together are given in the following table.
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Persons registered as disabled: 20 April 1981 County Young people Men Women Total Number* Percentage of population † aged 16 and 17 Number‡ Percentage of male population† aged 18–64 Number‡ Percentage of female population‡ aged 18–59 Number Percentage of population‡ of working age Clwyd 9 0.07 3,631 3.24 594 0.59 4,234 1.88 Dyfed 3 0.03 2,765 2.90 337 0.39 3,105 1.41 Gwent 7 0.05 3,451 2.66 519 0.44 3,977 1.51 Gwynedd 3 0.04 1,224 1.87 153 0.27 1,380 1.06 Mid Glamorgan 10 0.06 6,390 4.02 1,066 0.74 7,466 2.33 Powys 1 0.03 650 1.98 86 0.31 737 1.15 South Glamorgan 2 0.01 2,917 2.55 587 0.55 3,506 1.49 West Glamorgan 5 0.04 4,215 3.99 780 0.78 5,000 2.30 WALES 40 0.04 25,243 3.10 4,122 0.55 29,405 1.78 * These are the numbers for young people registered at career offices and will understate the true position since some young people register at job centres-employment offices and are then included in the adult totals. † Based on 1980 mid-year estimates of population. ‡ Numbers registered at job centres-employment offices; they include a few men over 65 years old and a few women over 60 years old.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average duration of unemployment amongst those registered under section 2 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 in each of the eight counties of the Principality.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation is not readily available in the form requested.