§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many house renovation grants have been paid out in Wales during each of the past five years; and what is the estimated cost of these grants during each of these years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows. It refers to completed grants and excludes stage payments made on uncompleted grants.
Number of grants Value of grants (£)
1978–79 5,690 8,493,140 1979–80 6,817 11,792,798 1980–81 7,208 13,748,059 1981–82 7,449 16,143,052 1982–83 13,285 33,288,538