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[2] [3] Since the Second World War, the service sector has come to account for the majority of jobs, a feature typifying most advanced economies. [4] From the middle of the 19th century until the post-war era, the mining and export of coal was a dominant industry.
The Welsh Joint Education Committee was established as a consortium of Welsh Local Education Authorities in 1948, replacing the Central Welsh Board. [1] It is now a registered charity, and a company limited by guarantee, led by a group trustees drawn from the local authorities in Wales and independents from both England and Wales. The ...
Not all of the British occupational categories have been subdivided, and there are more articles about Welsh people in the British people by occupation categories. Subcategories This category has the following 63 subcategories, out of 63 total.
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The Welsh Plant Breeding Station was established in 1919 under the guidance of Sir George Stapledon. This was possible due to an initial donation of £10,000 from Sir Laurence Philipps, 1st Bt., with a further £1,000 for the following ten years. [2]
The Welsh fishing industry is the smallest in the UK, with about 1,000 full-time and 400 part-time fishermen. [38] Commercial fishing in Wales employs approximately 600 people full-time and is valued at 39,000,000 pounds sterling. [66] 92% of Welsh fishing vessels are designated small-scale.
And, more recently, the Welsh government launched a new language strategy which aims to proactively develop Welsh-medium education, and ensure that by 2050 at least half of all English-medium ...
The Welsh Government (Welsh: Llywodraeth Cymru) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Wales. The government consists of cabinet secretaries and ministers . It is led by the first minister , usually the leader of the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh : Senedd Cymru ), who selects ministers with the approval of the ...