§ 42. Mr. John Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his reply to the right hon. and learned Member for Aberavon on 7 February, Official Report, c. 618, how many new jobs have come to Wales since May 1979; how many came in the comparable period immediately before this; and what are the job losses in the same periods.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsComprehensive information is not available on job gains and losses. An indication of net changes in employment levels can be obtained from the census of employees in employment covering the period up to 1978 and from the quarterly estimates of employees in employment for the period to June 1982. These estimates do not however give a complete picture: for example they do not include details of the self-employed.
However, figures are available as to the estimated number of jobs to be provided from allocations of 16W Government factories or offers of selective financial assistance accepted, giving a figure of over 37,000 in the period from May 1979 to the latest available date (November/December 1982), compared with some 26,000 in the period May 1975 to April 1979.