asked the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Carmarthen, Official Report, 5 November, column 20, on the Development Board for Rural Wales, whether his reply referred to the northern half of the constituency; and if he will give the figures on which his reply was based and any necessary corrections to his earlier reply.

Yes. The Carmarthen and Llandeilo travel-to-work areas had unemployment rates in October of 3·6 per cent, and 7·7 per cent, respectively which are below the Wales average. The Lampeter—Llandysul travel-to-work area, part of which comes into the constituency, had an unemployment rate of 12·9 per cent, but has and will retain development area status.