§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total amount of the underspending of local authority housing allocations in Wales in 1977–78; and whether he will publish details breaking this down by authorities.
§ Mr. John MorrisIn 1977–78, Welsh local authorities underspent their housing allocation by £10.9 million. A breakdown of this amount, by authorities is as follows:
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Main Block Lending Improvement Grant Block Overspend Overspend Local Authority Allocations* Payments Underspend Allocation* Payments Underspend £ £ £ £ £ £ Torfaen DC … 2,710,000 3,378,000 668,000 492,000 657,000 165,000 Vale of Glamorgan BC 2,180,000 1,682,000 498,000 561,000 730,000 169,000 Wrexham Maelor BC 4,019,000 3,775,000 244,000 376,000 267,000 109,000 Ynys Mon BC … 2,182,000 2,311,000 129,000 341,000 334,000 7,000 TOTALS … 88,321,000 77,986,000 10,335,000 21,357,000 20,756,000 601,000 * No account is taken of the exercise by authorities of virement between the block