§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list his powers to publish figures relating to the numbers of registered blind and partially sighted people in Wales; at what intervals he does so; when figures relating to the numbers of registered blind and partially sighted people were last published by the Welsh Office; when the Welsh Office last received information on the numbers of registered blind and partially sighted people from local authorities in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
Males Females Total Numbers Percentage Numbers Percentage Numbers Percentage June 1984 (claimant based) Port Talbot TTWA 8,135 15.7 3,242 11.4 11,377 14.1 Neath TTWA 2,684 15.1 1,265 13.8 3,949 14.6 May 1979 (registration based) Port Talbot TTWA 3,345 6.2 1,885 7.2 5,230 6.5 Neath TTWA 1.345 7.7 770 8.9 2,115 8.1
Young Persons under All Persons Males Females 25 years Claimant Unemployed (April 1984) Port Talbot TTWA Over 6 months 7,344 3,620 865 2,859 Over 1 year 4,759 2,619 525 1,615 Over 2 years 2,573 1,572 304 697 Neath TTWA Over 6 months 2,512 1,173 338 1,001 Over 1 year 1,587 837 222 528 Over 2 years 851 540 112 199 Registrants Unemployed (July 1979) Port Talbot TTWA Over 6 months 2,245 1,169 508 568 Over 1 year 1,206 708 275 223 Over 2 years 553 387 97 69 Neath TTWA Over 6 months 837 468 143 226 Over 1 year 365 236 67 62 Over 2 years 134 95 22 17