§ Mr. Colemanasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of people in employment in Wales in February 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, respectively.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsFigures for employees in employment on a comparable basis for the years in question are available in relation to June each year only. Th figure for June 1974, based on the 1971 census, was 992,000. Figures based on the 1981 census, for 1979–1982 are as follows:
Numbers 1979 1,029,000 1980 1,001,000 1981 935,000 1982 900,000 These figures do not include the significant numbers of those who are self-employed.