§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the 1979 employee population in each travel-to-work aea in Wales was unemployed in February.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe following table gives the percentage rates of unemployment at 12 February 1981. The rates are based on the number of employees—employed and unemployed—at June 1977, the latest date for which numbers of employees in local areas are available.
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Travel-to-work area Per cent. Ebbw Vale 17.9 Abertillery Brynmawr Tredegar Monmouth 11.9 Newport 12.9 Newbridge Risca Chepstow Pontypool 13.4 Abergavenny Blaenavon Cwmbran Aberdare 15.6 Bargoed 17.1 Blackwood Pontlottyn Ystrad Mynach Merthyr Tydfil 12.2 Treharris Pontypridd 13.8 Ferndale Llantrisant Tonypandy Tonyrefail Treorchy Cardiff 11.7 Barry Llantwit Major Penarth Caerphilly Neath 14.4 Resolven Port Talbot 13.9 Bridgend Cymmer Maesteg Porthcawl Swansea 12.9 Gorseinon Morriston Pontardawe Ystradgynlais Aberystwyth 9.4 Cardigan 19.2 Carmarthen 5.5 Fishguard 12.3 Llandeilo 14.5 Llanelli 14.5 Kidwelly Tumble Ammanford Garnant
Travel-to-work area Per cent. Lampeter 19.9 Llandysul Milford Haven 11.5 Haverfordwest Pembroke Dock 16.8 Tenby 20.7 Barmouth 11.7 Blaenau Ffestiniog 16.1 Caernarfon 14.8 Bangor Bethesda Penygroes Colwyn Bay 10.6 Conwy Llandudno Holyhead 17.7 Amlwch Beaumaris Llangefni Llanrwst 12.9
£ million 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980# Clwyd* — 17.5 — — — 7.6 4.0 Clwyd† — — — — — 2.1 0.4 Dyfed* — — — — — — — Dyfed† — — — — — 0.1 — Gwent* — — — — — — — Gwent† — — — — — 1.9 0.1 Gwynedd* — — 31.5 — 22.9 70.6 — Gwynedd‡ — — — — — 50.0 — Mid Glamorgan* — — — — — 2.5 1.0 Mid Glamorgan† — — — — — 1.4 0.1 Powys* — — — — — — — Powys† — — — — — 0.4 0.9 South Glamorgan* — — — — — — — South Glamorgan† — — — — — 0.1 — West Glamorgan* 8.2 — 12.6 — — — — West Glamorgan† — — — — — 1.9 — Other schemes falling across more than one county* — — — 12.4 9.4 60.0§ 7.5 Wales* 8.2 17.5 44.1 12.4 32.3 140.7 12.5 Wales† — — — — — 7.9 1.5 Wales‡ — — — — — 50.0 — Total 8.2 17.5 44.1 12.4 32.3 198.6 14.0 Notes:
* Loans negotiated directly with the EIB.
† Small loans (of between £15,000 and £2.5 million) disbursed by Welsh Office Industry Department under agency arrangements between the EIB and the United Kingdom Government. These loans form part of global sums committed in 1979 to the United Kingdom as a whole.
‡ Loan made through the EIB under the 1979 New Community Instrument (Ortoli facility).
§ This loan of £60 million is for developments carried out by the Wales and the Marches Telecommunications Board: although identified by the Bank as a loan to Wales, in practice the project included work in both Wales and England.
# Provisional.
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report the projects which have received grants under the European regional fund in each of the counties of Wales for each year since 1975.
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Travel-to-work area Per cent. Pwllheli 16.2 Porthmadog Rhyl 18.1 Denbigh 9.1 Llangollen 10.7 Shotton 16.0 Flint Holywell Mold Wrexham 17.4 Cefn Mawr