§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people have been unemployed for two years or more up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. RedwoodIn October 1994 the number of claimants in Wales who had been unemployed for over two years was 23,398.
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§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many long-term unemployed people there are in(a) Clwyd and (b) Alyn and Deeside.
§ Mr. RedwoodIn October 1994 the number of claimants who had been unemployed for more than 52 weeks in Clwyd and Alyn and Deeside were 4,538 and 785 respectively.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in each county of Wales under the age of 24 years have been out of work for more than a year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe number of claimants aged 24 and under, who at October 1994 had been unemployed for more than 52 weeks, for each county in Wales, are shown in the following table:
County Persons Clwyd 869 Dyfed 724 Gwent 1,338 Gwynedd 790 Mid Glamorgan 1,727 Powys 144 South Glamorgan 1,517 West Glamorgan 998 Source:
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Since October 1993 the total number of claimants in this category in Wales has fallen by over 16 per cent.