§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for 'Wales if he will give for each travel-to-work area in Wales(a) the rate of economic inactivity between ages 16 and 65 years and (b) the percentage of the working population dependent on benefits as a primary source of income.
§ Mr. RedwoodRates of inactivity, from the 1981 population census, are given in the table. 1991 census figures for travel-to-work areas are not yet available and there is no information on sources of income for travel-to-work areas.
The economically inactive population includes housewives, the retired, students and others who make an important contribution to society but fall outside the standard definition of the work force.
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1981 economic inactivity rales for residents aged 16 years or over and under 65 Travel.to.work area Per cent. Aberdare 32.9 Aberystwyth 30.3 Bangor and Caernarfon 31.4 Blaenau Gwent and Abergavenny 31.7 Brecon 29.1 Bridgend 30.2 Cardiff 28.3 Cardigan 34.5 Carmarthen 30.8 Conwy and Colwyn 29.9 Denbigh 31.2 Dolgellau and Barmouth 32.1 Fishguard 33.4 Haverfordwest 30.7 Holyhead 33.5 Lampeter and Aberaeron 34.3 Llandeilo 31.7 Llandrindod Wells 29.9 Llanelli 32.0 Machynlleth 30.7 Merthyr and Rhymney 31.7 Monmouth 29.6
Travel.to.work area Per cent. Neath and Port Talbot 31.3 Newport 28.5 Newtown 28.2 Pontypool and Cwmbran 29.8 Pontypridd and Rhondda 31.1 Porthmadoc and Ffestiniog 32.7 Pwllheli 37.0 Shotton, Flint and Rhyl 30.0 South Pembrokeshire 33.1 Swansea 29.7 Welshpool 30.8 Wrexham 30.0
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each travel-to-work area in Wales(a) the population and (b) the latest unemployment rate.
§ Mr. RedwoodPopulation data from the 1981 census and the latest unemployment rate for each of the travel-to-work areas can be accessed on-line by the staff of the Library of the House. Population data from the 1991 census are currently not available for travel-to-work areas.