HC Deb 04 May 1999 vol 330 c338W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the population of the area covered by Objective 1 status in West Wales and the Valleys; and if he will make a statement. [82732]

Mr. Hain

The Office for National Statistics mid-year estimates for 1997 give a population of 1,869,000 for the West Wales and the Valleys area.