§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the urban aid allocations for each year between 1987 and 1988 and 1992–93 to each district authority in the valleys programme area.
§ Mr. David HuntUrban programme allocations between 1987–88 and 1992–93 for district authorities wholly or partly within the valleys programme area are given in the table:
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Local Authority 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 £ £ £ £ £ £ Dinefwr BC 132,211 469,751 377,700 443,000 687,731 365,375 Llanelli BC 565,181 322,197 433,337 495,254 442,327 489,327 Blaenau Gwent BC 983,291 1,535,680 2,415,849 3,658,459 5,910,950 2,168,010 Islwyn BC 467,461 573,219 869,900 1,004,350 1,070,884 1,456,686 Torfaen BC 720,127 1,230,806 1,255,349 927,488 821,739 664,436 Cynon Valley BC 938,186 979,098 1,072,744 1,405,701 2,284,621 1,803,960 Merthyr Tydfil BC 1,229,332 1,112,515 1,215,003 1,207,657 1,071,184 1,084,581 Ogwr BC 1,026,757 1,212,365 1,201,414 1,195,481 1,195,108 1,229,028 Rhondda BC 1,037,248 1,943,154 2,042,747 2,033,889 1,836,311 2,221,285 Rhymney Valley DC 708,991 1,032,646 1,096,007 1,098,230 655,358 834,750 Taff Ely BC 333,113 307,380 429,045 437,561 675,850 669,782 Brecknock BC 99,732 1,600 101,600 122,000 27,000 250,000 Port Talbot BC 631,902 770,823 564,485 705,425 630,700 183,047 Lliw Valley BC 362,735 571,485 431,750 368,900 309,300 368,078 Neath BC 415,678 496,627 503,544 516,324 823,520 554,317 Swansea CC 722,858 673,528 534,879 524,943 574,727 544,277 Note: Pre-1992–93 figures include, where applicable, supplementary allocations made during the year. Allocations to Blaenau Gwent BC from 1988–89 onwards include special provision for the National Garden Festival.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the male, female and youth unemployment rates in April for the years (a) 1988, (h) 1989, (c) 1990, (d) 1991 and (e) 1992 for the United Kingdom, Wales and the south Wales valleys programme area.
§ Mr. David HuntThe table shows the information requested, where available. Youth unemployment cannot be expressed as a rate as a breakdown of the work force by age is not available.
Source: Employment Department.
Unemployment rates at April1 Valleys Area Wales United Kingdom Male Female Male Female Male Female 1988 18.9 9.9 13.5 7.7 10.8 6.5 1989 14.9 7.0 9.8 5.2 8.3 4.4 1990 13.1 5.1 8.4 3.8 7.4 3.5 1991 17.5 5.6 11.4 4.4 10.3 4.4 1992 18.7 5.9 13.1 4.9 13.0 5.3 1 Workforce based, unadjusted.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the percentage change in(a) total unemployment and (b) long-term unemployment between April 1988 and April 1992 and between April 1990 and April 1992 for the United Kingdom, Wales and the south Wales valleys.
Valleys area Wales United Kingdom April Number 1 Rate Number 1Rate Number 1Rate 1988 13,937 5.7 52,057 4.1 1,029,206 3.6 1989 10,544 4.3 36,504 2.8 744,120 2.6 1990 7,111 3.0 24,606 1.9 539,725 1.9 1991 7,583 3.1 25,626 2.0 555,057 2.0 1992 11,385 4.7 39,436 3.0 840,849 3.0 Source: Employment Department.
1 The long-term unemployed (ie for more than 52 weeks) expressed as a percentage of the total work force.