§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of workers in Wales on the temporary short-time working compensation scheme, at the end of each quarter since 1 April 1980; and if he will estimate the total number of workers that have benefited from this scheme in Wales since its inception.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information specifically relates to each quarter and based on the numbers of workers for whom payments are made is as follows: 167W
Number 30 June 1980 19,050 30 September 1980 24,600 31 December 1980 45,900 31 March 1981 54,600 30 June 1981 33,485 30 September 1981 15,740 31 December 1981 10,803 31 March 1982 11,440 30 June 1982 3,078 30 September 1982 2,691 31 December 1982 n.a. n.a. Not available. It is estimated that, between the start of the scheme on 2 April 1979 and the end of September 1982, about 200,000 people in Wales had participated. There have been changes in the rules of the scheme since it was first introduced, some of which have affected the numbers participating.