§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many long-term unemployed there are in(a) Wales, (b) each of the travel-to-work areas in Clwyd and (c) Alyn and Deeside local authority areas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe numbers of long-term unemployed in each of the areas requested are given in the table. The table shows unadjusted numbers of those unemployed for more than 52 weeks.
Long-term unemployed on 8 October 1992 Number Wales 43,197 Travel-to-work areas which are either wholly or partially within the county of Clwyd Conwy and Colwyn 1,112 Denbigh 254 Shotton, Flint and Rhyl 2,003 Wrexham 1,699 Local authority area Alyn and Deeside 722