HC Deb 05 July 1994 vol 246 c169W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many men were in work in 1991 in each of the districts covered by the valleys initiative; and what his latest estimate is of the number of men unemployed in these districts.

Mr. Redwood

The following districts are wholly or partially in the programme for the valleys area:

  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Brecknock
  • Cynon Valley
  • Dinefwr
  • Islwyn
  • Llanelli
  • Lliw Valley
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Neath
  • Ogwr
  • Port Talbot
  • Rhondda
  • Rhymney Valley
  • Swansea
  • Taff Ely
  • Torfaen

The employment and unemployment data requested are available from the NOMIS database, which can be accessed on-line by House of Commons Library staff.

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