§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the number of houses classified by his Department as unfit, at the latest date for which such information is available; if he proposes to increase his financial allocations to housing authorities in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonIn the 1981 Welsh house condition survey, 90,900 houses in Wales were classed as unfit (this figure excludes second homes). The 1986 survey is currently under way. It is the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken in Wales and it is hoped that the results will be published at the end of 1987.
Housing capital allocations to Welsh local authorities for 1986–87 have been increased by nearly 30 per cent. over 1985–86.