§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in theOfficial Report in rank order starting with the local authority with the highest proportion of rent arrears, the total arrears of rent outstanding for domestic properties owned by each Welsh local authority at the latest available date, together with the percentage figure which their arrears represent of each authority's total rent roll and the number of tenants with arrears of more than four weeks.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested on rent arrears for 1986–87 is shown in the following table. Data on the number of tenants with arrears of more than four weeks are not collected centrally.
1986–87 (provisional) Rent arrears1 Arrears as per cent. Of rent roll £ Ogwr 538,105 4.4 Lliw Valley 168,587 3.2 Glyndwr 81,301 2.8 Arfon 125,498 2.8 Wrexham Maelor 271,190 2.7 Delyn 120,246 2.6 Llanelli 159,149 2.6 Preseli Pembs 116,034 2.3 Rhuddlan 46,281 2.3 Ynys Mon 114,600 2.2 Dinefwr 48,337 2.2 Monmouth 114,878 2.2 Alyn and Deeside 89,393 2.1 Vale of Glamorgan 127,300 2.1 Neath 101,779 2.0 Brecknock 51,213 1.9 Torfaen 260,961 1.9 Swansea 301,254 1.9 Taff Ely 148,158 1.8 Port Talbot 100,770 1.8 Rhondda 85,847 1.6 Colwyn 42,661 1.6 South Pembroke 46,429 1.6 Cardiff 363,385 1.6 Carmarthen 52,035 1.6 Aberconwy 45,381 1.5 Ceredigion 50,336 1.5 Newport 191,000 1.5 Merthyr Tydfil 91,063 1.3 Cynon Valley 71,870 1.3 Radnor 15,160 1.3 Dwyfor 11,741 1.1 Meirionnydd 19,992 1.0 Rhymney Valley 110,043 1.0 Islwyn 53,406 0.9 Blaenau Gwent 111,843 0.9 Montgomeryshire n/a n/a 1 Current and former tenants.