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Mr. Wardell
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report(a) the current assisted area status with the relevant sub-categories, for each employment exchange area in the Gower parliamentary constituency and (b) the comparable status of each in April 1979.
Mr. Nicholas Edwards
The information is as follows:
| Employment office area | Assisted area status | |
| December 1982 | April 1979 | |
| Swansea | IA | DA |
| Gorseinon | IA | DA |
| Morriston | IA | DA |
| Pontardawe | DA | SDA |
| Ystradgynlais | DA | SDA |
| Garnant | DA | SDA |
| Travel-to-work area | April 1982 | May 1982 | June 1982 | July 1982 | August 1982 | September 1982* | October 1982* |
| Aberdare | — | — | — | 15 | — | 47 | 422 |
| Aberystwyth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bargoed | 13 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 87 | 120 |
| Barmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brecon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caernarfon | 12 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 106 | 37 | 44 |
| Cardiff | 287 | 163 | 157 | 152 | 169 | 167 | 135 |
| Cardigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmarthen | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 28 |
| Colwyn Bay | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 51 | 10 |
| Denbigh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ebbw Vale | 61 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 189 | 83 | 319 |
| Fishguard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holyhead | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 146 |
| Lampeter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llandeilo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llandrindod Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llanelli | 49 | 48 | 112 | 365 | 75 | 130 | 58 |
| Llangollen | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llanwrst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Machynlleth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merthyr Tydfil | — | 98 | — | 350 | — | — | 43 |
| Milford Haven | 114 | 3 | 42 | — | 14 | — | — |