§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales, at the latest date for which figures are available, how many people in (a) Wales, (b) Mid Glamorgan and (c) Clwyd have been unemployed for five years or more in numerical terms and as a percentage of the total unemployment figure; and if he will give the same sum for comparative months from 1980 to 1986 inclusive.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwards[pursuant to his reply, 11 February 1987, c. 226]The information requested is given in the following table:
Number of persons unemployed for over five years Year (at October) Number Percentage1 (a) Wales 19832 4,945 2.9 1984 6,809 3.8 1985 11,405 6.2 1986 14,897 8.6 (b) Mid Glamorgan 19832 1,152 3.4 1984 1,604 4.6 1985 2,750 7.7 1986 3,530 10.5 (c) Clwyd 19832 727 3.0 1984 964 4.0 1985 1,606 6.4 1986 2,103 8.9 1 Percentage of the total unemployment figure. 2 This information is not available in the form requested prior to 1983.