HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 cc395-6W
18. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the level of unemployment in Wales.

Mr. Redwood

The seasonally adjusted number of claimant unemployed in Wales was 126,000 in December 1993. The number has fallen by 7,900 since January 1993.

22. Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the level of male and female unemployment in Wales at the latest available date.

Mr. Redwood

Seasonally adjusted, there were 99,600 males and 26,500 females who were claimant unemployed in Wales in December 1993.

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