§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many people aged 18 to 25 years have been unemployed for six months or more in Wales; and in each of the parliamentary constituencies of Wales; and if he will make a statement;
Unemployed person aged 18 to 24 years1 Parliamentary constituency areas Total all durations Total over six months2 April 1987 April 1989 April 1987 April 1989 Alyn and Deeside 1,141 640 595 225 Clwyd North West 1,696 1,027 934 448 Clwyd South West 1,144 704 571 292 Delyn 1,221 629 668 213 Wrexham 1,341 823 721 311 Carmarthen 1,050 633 534 283 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 1,107 629 513 264 Llanelli 1,353 793 682 290 Pembroke 1,785 1,150 833 498 Blaenau Gwent 1,489 1,108 756 493 Islwyn 1,011 724 512 285 Monmouth 876 484 438 182 Newport East 1,434 830 813 357 Newport West 1,634 960 951 426 Torfaen 1,503 1,107 767 479 Caernarfon 969 733 487 335 Conwy 1,175 765 623 304 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 563 275 275 108 Ynys Môon 1,287 944 728 434 Bridgend 1,042 633 505 233 Caerphilly 1,609 1,019 944 402 Cynon Valley 1,228 953 636 408 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1,562 1,248 766 560 Ogmore 1,161 794 650 322 Pontypridd 1,368 886 740 392 Rhondda 1,648 1,087 989 506 Brecon and Radnor 701 340 360 127 Montgomery 511 221 234 64 Cardiff Central 2,017 1,189 1,195 591 Cardiff North 684 352 363 137 Cardiff South and Penarth 1,559 924 987 444 Cardiff West 1,709 1,046 998 476 Vale of Glamorgan 1,346 883 709 371 Aberavon 1,265 713 613 274 Gower 1,016 626 577 267 Neath 1,171 751 825 302 Swansea East 1,542 1,098 838 499 Swansea West 1,794 1,201 1,111 551 WALES 48,772 30,922 26,056 13,153 1 Specific totals for the age group 18 to 25 are not available. 2 Data quoted do not include persons unemployed for up to and including six months
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in theOfficial Report the number of long-term unemployed people, male and female, indicating in each instance how many are under the age of 25 years in Wales and in each of the parliamentary constituencies of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
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Parliamentary constituency areas All Male long-term unemployed1 Less than 25 years2 April 1987 April 1989 April 1987 April 1989 Alyn and Deeside 1,152 496 205 58 Clwyd North West 1,557 794 344 145 Clwyd South West 932 519 182 69 Delyn 1,573 567 261 64 Wrexham 1,400 696 294 78 Carmarthen 986 650 129 85 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 1,031 525 123 61 Llanelli 1,301 695 210 85 (2) how many people aged 18 to 25 years are unemployed in each of the parliamentary constituencies of Wales.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe latest available figures are shown in the following table. This includes figures for two years earlier. I am sure the hon. Gentleman will join me in welcoming the substantial fall in the number of unemployed young people over the last two years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe latest available information, for April 1989, is shown in the table. This includes figures for two years earlier. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will join me in welcoming the substantial fall in the number of long-term unemployed over the last two years.
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All Male long-term unemployed1 Less than 25 years2 April 1987 April 1989 April 1987 April 1989 Pembroke 1,483 1,082 219 142 Blaenau Gwent 1,857 1,236 286 175 Islwyn 1,236 702 206 95 Monmouth 844 433 121 53 Newport East 1,634 810 352 121 Newport West 1,892 965 400 154 Torfaen 1,584 845 258 138 Caernarfon 1,094 656 167 104 Conwy 996 617 169 85 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 422 213 64 30 Ynys Mon 1,527 840 275 122 Bridgend 1,019 539 160 62 Caerphilly 2,079 964 422 122 Cynon Valley 1,524 1,034 277 133 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1,847 1,211 367 215 Ogmore 1,689 868 314 120 Pontypridd 1,523 943 325 158 Rhondda 1,822 1,033 456 205 Brecon and Radnor 581 280 94 32 Montgomery 480 140 52 12 Cardiff Central 2,073 1,139 447 212 Cardiff North 782 380 150 43 Cardiff South and Penarth 2,034 1,116 419 171 Cardiff West 2,245 1,260 434 200 Vale of Glamorgan 1,321 753 236 105 Aberavon 1,154 515 227 83 Gower 897 420 183 46 Neath 986 552 151 79 Swansea East 2,103 1,174 385 197 Swansea West 2,180 1,284 516 197 Wales 52,840 28,946 9,880 4,256 242W243W
Parliamentary constituency areas All Female long term unemployed1 Less than 25 years2 April 1987 April 1989 April 1987 April 1989 Alyn and Deeside 360 173 97 24 Clwyd North West 525 243 194 43 Clwyd South West 375 185 113 44 Delyn 428 155 113 23 Wrexham 380 198 102 45 Carmarthen 387 219 116 42 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 411 195 109 31 Llanelli 421 193 143 36 Pembroke 547 308 192 74 Blaenau Gwent 401 235 123 49 Islwyn 276 161 77 24 Monmouth 343 174 110 31 Newport East 465 236 155 49 Newport West 537 252 180 55 Torfaen 451 273 139 59 Caernarfon 300 177 85 33 Conwy 323 205 110 41 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 177 102 44 14 Ynys Môn 534 381 192 85 Bridgend 292 137 66 21 Caerphilly 392 176 138 34 Cynon Valley 305 190 107 38 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 369 229 140 64 Ogmore 273 141 83 21 Pontypridd 359 183 124 38 Rhondda 398 233 160 56 Brecon and Radnor 256 118 73 15 Montgomery 208 65 49 15 Cardiff Central 540 293 211 84 Cardiff North 198 118 45 17 Cardiff South and Penarth 387 209 152 60 Cardiff West 456 243 186 56 Vale of Glamorgan 447 243 134 57 Averavon 311 100 106 23 Gower 310 137 88 32 Neath 359 167 109 39
All Female long term unemployed1 Less than 25 years2 April 1987 April 1989 April 1987 April 1989 Swansea East 444 236 158 65 Swansea West 509 275 185 76 Wales 14,454 7,558 4,708 1,613 Source: Employment Department. 1 Data quoted are for claimants who have been unemployed for more than 52 weeks. 2 Claimants aged 16–24 years.