HC Deb 25 July 1997 vol 298 c773W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 17 July,Official Report, column 251, what is the population of the designated assisted areas of Wales; and how much of that population is in (a) the M4 corridor and (b) the A55 corridor. [10147]

Mr. Hain

[holding answer 22 July 1997]: The total population of the designated assisted areas in Wales is estimated to be 2.1 million, of which 550,000 are estimated to be in the eastern M4 corridor and 180,000 in the eastern A55 corridor.

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