HC Deb 28 February 1997 vol 291 c448W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many long-term unemployed men and women there are in(a) Wales and (b) in the area covered by the former county of Clywd. [17504]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Long-term unemployment, January 19971
Male Female
Clwyd 3,024 650
Wales 26,568 4,931

Source:

Office for National Statistics.

1 Claimant unemployed for 52 weeks or over. These figures are not seasonally adjusted.