§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children were living in workless households in each local authority area in Wales in each of the past 10 years. [81331]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThe only available information, as given in the following table, is based on the 1991 Census of Population and the 1997 Welsh Household Interview Survey, the latter being a sample survey and subject to sampling error. The two sources are not wholly comparable, but can be used as an indication of the relative numbers by authority in each year.
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Mr. Jon Owen JonesInformation on the basis of a diagnosis is not centrally available. The only available information, as given in the table, is based on the 1991 Census of Population and the 1997 Welsh Household Interview Survey, the latter being a sample survey and subject to sampling error. The two sources are not wholly comparable, but can be used as an indication of the relative numbers by authority in each year.
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Children living in workless households, by authority Dependent children in households with no adult in employment Dependent children in households with no one of working age in work 1991 census of population 1997 Welsh Household Interview Survey estimates1 Isle of Anglesey 2,884 2,800 Gwynedd 3,937 5,500 Conwy 3,157 6,100 Denbighshire 2,917 4,100 Flintshire 4,193 6,800 Wrexham 4,874 6,500 Powys 2,690 3,800 Ceredigion 1,889 2,400 Pembrokeshire 4,726 6,700 Carmarthenshire 5,862 8,500 Swansea 11,264 14,400
Children living in workless households, by authority Dependent children in households with no adult in employment Dependent children in households with no one of working age in work 1991 census of population 1997 Welsh Household Interview Survey estimates 1 Neath Port Talbot 6,488 9,300 Bridgend 5,750 6,900 The Vale of Glamorgan 4,446 5,900 Cardiff 15,986 17,500 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 13,131 16,600 Merthyr Tydfil 4,266 6,700 Caerphilly 9,402 12,300 Blaenau Gwent 4,048 5,100 Torfaen 4,368 5,500 Monmouthshire 1,627 2,800 Newport 7,563 11,300 Wales 125,468 167,600 1 Figures do not add up exactly due to rounding Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.