§ 16. Mr. Rogersasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of unemployed in Rhondda, Mid-Glamorgan and Wales at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr Nicholas EdwardsOn 14 March 1985 the number of claimants unemployed were 5,522, 35,316 and 180,559 respectively.
§ 17. Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of unemployed males and females in Wales at the latest date for which figures are available; what percentage increase these figures represent on those for May 1979; and if he will include details of young unemployed and long-term unemployed.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsOn 14 March 1985, there were 128,721 unemployed male claimants and 51,838 unemployed female claimants in Wales, an increase of 130.9 per cent. and 142.0 per cent respectively on the estimated equivalent figures for May 1979. In January 1985, 75,109 claimants were aged under 25 years and 74,799 claimants had been unemployed for over a year.
§ 18. Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the present level of unemployment in Wrexham at the latest available date; and how this compares with the figure in May 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsOn 14 March 1985 the number of unemployed claimants in the Wrexham travel-to-work area was 8,184. Comparable figures for May 1979 are not available because of changes to travel-to-work area boundaries and the move to claimant-based figures.