§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many school leavers under 18 years old were claiming unemployment benefit, supplementary benefit or national insurance credits at unemployment benefit offices in each parliamentary constituency in Wales in January; and what were the corresponding figures for each January since 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsConsistent figures of unemployment for parliamentary constituencies in the new ward-based series are available only from June 1983. The figures for January 1984 to 1986 are shown in the following table.
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Unemployed school leavers under 18 years old Parliamentary constituency January 1984 January 1985 January 1986 Alyn and Deeside 213 192 159 Clwyd North West 163 160 223 Clwyd South West 178 160 146 Delyn 190 174 170 Wrexham 248 248 213 Carmarthen 115 126 136 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 92 109 114 Llanelli 163 116 154 Pembroke 208 211 211 Blaenau Gwent 256 271 275 Islwyn 142 135 116 Monmouth 150 132 124 Newport East 194 189 176 Newport West 198 213 233 Torfaen 184 166 177 Caernarfon 85 75 85 Conwy 83 84 92 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 46 75 58 Ynys Môn 128 179 197 Bridgend 157 110 114 Caerphilly 197 255 277 Cynon Valley 208 154 119
Parliamentary constituency January 1984 January 1985 January 1986 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 296 272 285 Ogmore 165 166 187 Pontypridd 220 234 219 Rhondda 303 339 250 Brecon and Radnor 85 70 74 Montgomery 50 51 43 Cardiff Central 172 203 160 Cardiff North 94 91 98 Cardiff South and Penarth 186 204 174 Cardiff West 236 258 197 Vale of Glamorgan 143 158 158 Aberavon 207 202 219 Gower 141 127 137 Neath 175 208 216 Swansea East 233 234 207 Swansea West 239 220 212 Source:NOMIS