HC Deb 27 January 1986 vol 90 c359W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales, at the latest available date, how many (a) men and (b) women in Wales have been unemployed for three years or longer.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

At October 1985, 25,807 men and 5,244 women had been unemployed for three years or more in Wales.