§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in Wales under the age of five years receive nursery education; and what were the corresponding figures for the last five years.
§ Mr. Stradling ThomasThe following table gives the relevant information for the years 1978–82. Comparable information for 1983 will be available shortly.
Males Females Young Persons under 25 years Claimants unemployed (April 1983) Port Talbot TTWA Over 6 months 5,747 1,862 2,862 Over 1 year 3,720 923 1,465 Over 2 years 1,744 359 525 Neath TTWA Over 6 months 2,013 694 976 Over 1 year 1,345 352 494 Over 2 years 641 131 166 In April 1981 the figures, based on registrations and not therefore directly comparable, were:
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Males Females Young Persons under 25 years Registrants unemployed Port Talbot TTWA Over 6 months 4,122 1,587 1,765 Over 1 year 1,319 504 496 2 years 523 166 80 Neath TTWA
Males Females Young Persons under 25 years Over 6 months 1,255 633 615 Over 1 year 514 253 228 Over 2 years 213 72 42 Information in respect of April 1977 is not available as the analysis was then undertaken half-yearly in January and July. The information in respect of registrants unemployed at January 1977, when duration categories stopped at over 52 weeks, is as follows:
Males Females Young Persons under 25 years Registrants unemployed Port Talbot TTWA Over 6 months 1,236 589 590 Over 1 year 672 196 188 Neath TTWA Over 6 months 334 149 183 Over 1 year 161 41 46