§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing(a) the total number of homeless households in priority needs, (b) the total number of homeless households with dependent children and (c) homeless households with a pregnant member designated by local authorities in Wales as priority need in each year since 1986.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettI will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. EdwardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households have applied and been accepted by Monmouth borough council for every year since 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe figures requested are as follows:
Cases presented1 Cases accepted2 1981 3— 194 1982 3— 166 1983 3— 182 1984 193 171 1985 367 284 1986 408 258 1987 297 258 1988 406 245 1989 204 157 1990 115 115 1 Defined as households about which inquiries were completed under Part III of the Housing Act 1985 and includes those who were not found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness. 2 Defined as households accepted as homeless or threatened with homelessness. Both priority and non priority cases are included. 3 Cases presented, by district, are not available before 1984.
§ Mr. EdwardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many households were rehoused from the housing waiting list of Monmouth borough council for every year since 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe table sets out the total number housed by Monmouth borough council from its waiting list for each year from 1981–82, the earliest year for
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§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe available information is given in the table:
which information is available. Information on allocations resulting from local authority nominations to housing associations is not collected centrally.
Number 1981–82 259 1982–83 287 1983–84 290 1984–85 275 1985–86 308 1986–87 204 1987–88 207 1988–89 126 1989–90 184 1990–91 185
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of households in Wales living in(a) bed-and-breakfast accommodation, (b) hostels including women's refuges and (c) short-life housing in each year since 1986.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettI will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households were accepted for housing by Welsh local authorities in 1990; and if he will show the figures on a basis comparable with those collected by English local authorities.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettA total of 6,670 households were accepted as being homeless by Welsh local authorities in 1990. This figure excludes an estimate of 2,000 households made homeless in Colwyn as a result of the major flooding incident in February 1990, none of whom remain in temporary accommodation.