HC Deb 20 January 1997 vol 288 c502W
23. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement about youth unemployment in Wales. [9930]

Mr. Hague

Claimant unemployment among under-25s in Wales fell by 3,900, 12.3 per cent., in the year to October 1996. The rate in Wales is significantly lower than those in France, Italy and Spain, as well as below the EU average.