§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the most recent numbers of registered unemployed women in Wales by counties; what were the figures for the same date in 1979; and what are the respective increases in percentage terms.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe following table gives the number of females registered as unemployed on 11 March 1982 and 8 March 1979.
11 March 1982 8 March 1979 Percentage increase South Glamorgan 5,784 2,850 102.9 Mid Glamorgan 10,354 5,125 102.0 West Glamorgan 8,114 4,081 98.8 Gwent 8,806 4,715 86.8 Dyfed 5,359 2,802 91.3 Powys 1,031 457 125.6 Gwynedd 3,655 2,109 73.3 Clwyd 6,533 4,256 53.5 Wales 49,636 26,395 88.1