§ 12. Mr. Rogersasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the percentage unemployment in 1979 for the Rhondda valleys; and what is the present percentage based on the 1979 criteria.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe February 1979 rate of unemployment in the Pontypridd travel-to-work area, which included the Rhondda valleys, was 8.1 per cent. A percentage for February 1986 is not available on the 1979 criteria.
§ 15. Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were unemployed shown in unadjusted figures in 1979 and at the latest available date in 1986 in (a) Wales and (b) Clwyd; and if he will express the increase both as totals and as percentages.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe unadjusted February 1986 unemployment figures for Wales and Clwyd are 188,405 and 25,549 respectively. Unadjusted figures for 1979 were produced on a different basis and cannot properly be compared with this year's.