§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing (a) the latest average unemployment rate for development areas in Wales and (b) the unemployment rate on the same date for each travel-to-work area which had an unemployment rate higher than the average for development areas in Wales, denoting which of these areas have in their territory a development area.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information is as follows:
Unemployment rate as at February 1989 Percentage (a) Average for development areas in Wales 12.6 — (b) Travel-to-work areas with a higher unemployment rate than the average for the development areas in Wales: Aberdare 17.7 IA Bangor and Caernarfon 13.3 DA Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny 13.8 DA Cardigan 18.0 DA Fishguard 16.1 IA Haverfordwest 14–0 IA Holyhead 17.7 DA Lampeter and Aberaeron 13.2 DA Merthyr and Rhymney 14.1 DA Pwllheli 19.0 IA South Pembrokeshire 17.6 DA Notes:
1. DA denotes development area.
696W2. IA denotes intermediate area.
3. Development areas are defined in terms of travel-to-work areas.