asked the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received concerning the employment situation in Gwynedd over the past three months.
My right hon. Friend received memoranda from Arfon borough council and Gwynedd county council, which formed a basis for his meeting with local authorities in the area on 17 February. Since then a letter from Dwyfor district council on 10 March drew attention to local economic circumstances, as did the hon. Member's letter of 5 March. maintenance, (c) local authority road construction and (d) local authority road maintenance for each year since 1976–77, with the latest estimate for 1981–82, showing in each case the percentage under or over spend; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for any differences between the estimated outturn for 1981–82 and the budget provision.
The information is estimated to be as follows: