HC Deb 28 November 1994 vol 250 c527W
16. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the change in the number of unemployed since December 1992.

Mr. Redwood

Seasonally adjusted unemployment in Wales has now fallen by 19,000–14 per cent.—since December 1992. October's fall in the seasonally adjusted rate in Wales was the greatest in the United Kingdom.

25. Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the level of male unemployment in Newport and Gwent at the latest available date.

Mr. Redwood

In October 1994, the number of unemployed males in the borough of Newport and Gwent were 5,154 and 13,741 respectively.