HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 cc346-9W
Mr. Hudson Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses were started in Wales between 1 January 1980 and the most recent date for which figures are available; and what was the number for the corresponding period in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The numbers of council dwellings started during the first six months of each year are as follows:

1980 1979 1978 1977 1976
1,406 1,706 1,845 2,358 3,927

Mr. Hudson Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of council houses or flats now under construction in the mid-Glamorgan area, and the corresponding figure for the same date in 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The following figures relate to the end of June in each year.

1980 1,133
1979 1,229

1979 1979 1979 1979 1980
Number of Completions 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
Alyn and Deeside 14 8 1 14
Colwyn 22 21 24
Delyn 1
Glyndwr 18 10 20 52 4
Rhuddlan 24
Wrexham Maelor 6 11
Carmarthen 6 16 4
Ceredigion 21 9 52 7
Dinefwr 34 7
Llanelli 41 8 21
Preseli 6 12 22 22
South Pembrokeshire 44 26 17 24
Blaenau Gwent 4 4 50 183
Islwyn 58 36 2 55
Monmouth
Newport 77 34 7 41 14
Torfaen 50 43 18 22
Aberconwy 87 38
Arfon 28 20 11 14
Dwyfor 31 9 24
Meirionnydd 2 6 16 9 22
Ynys Mon 13 45 13 35 46
Cynon Valley 49 40 5 28 16
Merthyr Tydfil 14 16 45 47
Ogwr 17 15 32 33 7
Rhondda 19 22 36 16
Rhymney Valley 70 52
Taff-Ely 40 9 53 82
Brecknock 47 13 10 9
Montgomery 33 5 20 37
Radnor 23 16
Cardiff 69 80 108 96 74
Vale of Glamorgan 8 4
Afan 9 48 4
Lliw Valley 54 62 58 37 11
Neath 23 41 37 2
Swansea 46 33 20 54 49
WALES 726 774 698 812 814

1979 1979 1979 1979 1980
Number of Starts 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter
Alyn and Deeside 7 10 11 9 19
Colwyn 14 9 54 47 24
Delyn 16 1 13
Glyndwr 7 44 41
Rhuddlan 14 43
Wrexham Maelor 47 30 21 10 25
Carmarthen 51 10 11 16 98
Ceredigion 3 40 44 88
Dinefwr 49 12
Llanelli 72 19 12
Preseli 28
South Pembrokeshire 10

1978 813
1977 1,654

Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of local authority houses, and equivalent, built by each housing authority in the Principality for each quarter since the beginning of 1979; and how many starts there have been quarterly for the same period.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is given below:

Blaenau Gwent 10 93 109 90
Islwyn 36 31 28
Monmouth 18 18
Newport 34 21 52 76
Torfaen 65
Aberconwy
Arfon 11 6
Dwyfor 12 5
Meirionnydd 6 28
Ynys Mon 52 75 17 23 61
Cynon Valley 8 16
Merthyr Tydfil 27 51 6 79 14
Ogwr 45 212
Rhondda 7 86 5
Rhymney Valley 116 83 36 15
Tafi-Ely 13 58 71 37 4
Brecknock 6
Montgomery 6 41
Radnor 4
Cardiff 15 125 71 69 81
Vale of Glamorgan 21 19 43 4
Afan 48 4
Lliw Valley 15 58 59 20 33
Neath 2 4 3 27
Swansea 12 24 29
WALES 730 819 738 732 869

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