§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons in Wales were engaged in industrial employment, as described in article 9 of EC regulation No. 2052/88 of 24 June 1988, in each year from 1979 inclusive to the latest available year.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information requested is shown in the following table: 175W
At June each year No. of employees in Industrial Employment1('000s) 1979 439 1980 411 1981 355 1982 333 1983 315 1984 310 1985 305 1986 293 1987 296 1988 309 1989 313 1 Employees in employment in Wales in Divisions 1 to 5 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980; ie. Energy and Water supply, manufacturing and construction. The decline in employment in the coal and steel industries has resulted in a reduction of 60,000 in the numbers employed. I am pleased to say that increases in the service industries and the self-employed have more than compensated for this.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales into which NUTS level III territorial unit for the purposes of article 9 of EC regulation 2052/88 the area covered by the Llanelli borough council has been put.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerLlanelli borough council area comprises part of the Dyfed county council NUTS level III unit. For the purpose of article 9 of the EC regulation 2052/88, however, the Llanelli area is eligible for European Community assistance under objective 2 of that regulation because it is adjacent to West Glamorgan, a NUTS level III unit within the industrial south Wales objective 2 area, and because it satisfies all the Commission's criteria for objective 2 support.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether the area covered by the Llanelli borough council is eligible for assistance under objective 2 of article 9 of the EC regulation 2052/88.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerYes.