To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has of the number of people employed in mining and manufacturing in Merthyr and Rhymney, and in Wales; what percentage these are of the total employed; and what the comparable figures were in 1979.
The latest available estimates for the Merthyr and Rhymney travel-to-work area, from the September 1987 census of employment, are given in the following table.Comparable figures for the Merthyr and Rhymney travel-to-work area are not available for years prior to 1981. Estimates from the September 1981 census of employment are provided as follows.
| Authority | Local plan | Deposited |
| Aberconwy BC | Llandudno/Conwy | 14 February 1980 |
| Afan BC | Upper Afan Valley | 14 August 1981 |
| Arfon BC | Rural Arfon | 9 December 1987 |
| Arfon BC/Isle of Anglesey BC1 | Menai Strait | 3 July 1980 |
| Blaenau Gwent BC | Tredegar | 1 September 1983 |
| Blaenau Gwent BC | Abertillery | 30 April 1987 |
| Blaenau Gwent BC | Ebbw Vale | 18 August 1988 |
| Blaenau Gwent BC | Brynmawr, Nantyglo and Blaina | 19 April 1990 |
| Brecknock BC, Radnorr DC, Powys CC1 | Hay/Talgarth and District | 13 January 1986 |
| Brecknock BC, Radnor DC, Powys CC1 | Central Powys | 13 January 1986 |
| Cardiff CC | East Moors | 7 December 1979 |
| Cardiff CC | South Butetown | 23 June 1980 |
| Cardiff CC | West Ely/St. Fagans | 11 December 1980 |
| Cardiff CC | North Butetown | 27 July 1981 |
| Cardiff CC | Lisvane | 3 April 1981 |
| Cardiff CC | Radyr/Morganstown | 19 February 1981 |
| Cardiff CC | Canton/Riverside | 24 November 1983 |
| Cardiff CC | Adamsdown/Splott | 1 July 1985 |
| Cardiff CC | Tongwynlais and the Wenallt | 7 October 1985 |
| Cardiff CC | Grangetown | 10 June 1987 |
| Clwyd CC | Special Landscape Area | 3 January 1984 |
| Colwyn BC | Coastal Colwyn | 28 July 1988 |
Authority
| Local plan
| Deposited
|
| Cynon Valley BC | Hirwaun and District | 4 November 1982 |
| Cynon Valley BC | Abernant/Plasdraw | 8 March 1984 |
| Cynon Valley BC | Aberaman/ Abercwmboi and Cwmbach | 8 March 1984 |
| Cynon Valley BC | Cwmdare/Trecynon and Llwydcoed | 8 March 1984 |
| Cynon Valley BC | Aman Valley | 8 March 1984 |
| Cynon Valley BC | Ynysybwl | 6 March 1986 |
| Cynon Valley BC | Abercynon | 10 November 1988 |
| Delyn BC | Mold | 28 January 1983 |
| Delyn BC | Delyn | 31 May 1990 |
| Dyfed CC | Black Mountain | 1 November 1984 |
| Dwyfor DC/ Gwynedd CC1 | Porthmadog/Ffestiniog | 4 November 1977 |
| Dwyfor DC | Pwllheli | 15 July 1988 |
| Dwyfor DC | Rural Dwyfor | 2 July 1982 |
| Gwent CC | Brynmawr | 4 January 1980 |
| Gwent CC | Gilwern | 15 December 1983 |
| Gwynedd CC | Touring Caravans and Tents | 4 November 1977 |
| Gwynedd CC | Ardudwy | 20 March 1981 |
| Gwynedd CC | Llanelltyd | 20 March 1981 |
| Islwyn BC | Trinant and Pentwyn | 10 August 1981 |
| Llanelli BC | Wern Action Area | 29 October 1983 |
| Lliw Valley BC | Southern Lliw Valley | 20 July 1984 |
| Lliw Valley BC | Northern Lliw Valley | 14 September 1990 |
| Mid Glamorgan CC | Nelson and Treharris | 9 September 1982 |
| Mid Glamorgan CC | Central Aberdare | 8 March 1984 |
| Mid Glamorgan CC | Llantrisant | 19 April 1985 |
| Monmouth BC | Abergavenny | 12 January 1989 |
| Monmouth BC | Chepstow | 15 March 1990 |
| Newport BC | Marshfield and Castleton | 15 December 1986 |
| Newportt BC | South East Newport | 23 July 1984 |
| Ogwr BC | Ogmore and Garw | 16 May 1983 |
| Ogwr BC | Greater Bridgend | 8 September 1983 |
| Ogwr BC | Kenfig-Pyle | 15 August 1985 |
Authority
| Local plan
| Deposited
|
| Port Talbot BC | Cwmafan, Bryn, Goytre Valley and Rural Margam | 20 October 1987 |
| Powys CC/Brecknock BC | Brecon and District | 31 March 1989 |
| Rhondda BC | Rhondda | 30 December 1983 |
| Rhondda BC | Tonypandy and Clydach Vale | 22 February 1990 |
| Rhuddlan BC | Rhuddlan Borough | 26 May 1988 |
| Rhymney Valley DC | Caerphilly Basin | 14 July 1982 |
| Rhymney Valley DC | Mid Rhymney Valley | 18 June 1985 |
| Rhymney Valley DC | Upper Rhymney Valley | 8 November 1985 |
| Swansea CC | Swansea | 9 May 1988 |
| Torfaen BC | South East Pontypool | 15 March 1982 |
| Vale of Glamorgan BC | Barry | 3 February 1982 |
| Vale of Glamorgan BC | Barry-Penarth Coastal | 3 February 1982 |
| Vale of Glamorgan BC | Cowbridge | 21 February 1983 |
| Vale of Glamorgan BC | East Vale | 12 October 1984 |
| Wrexham Maelor BC | Wrexham Maelor | 28 November 1986 |
1 Denotes joint local plans. | ||