§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homes were available for rent in Wales in 1984; and how many are currently available.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesInformation on the number of dwellings available for rent in Wales is published annually in "Welsh Housing Statistics". At 1 December 1984 there were estimated to be 378,000 dwellings available for rent in Wales; at 1 April 1993 there were 343,000. In the same period, 53,000 council tenants purchased their own homes and between 1 January 1985 and 30 April 1993, a total of 82,000 new homes were built in Wales.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total income received by each district council from the sales of council houses in each of the past five years; what percentage of these has been reclaimed by his Department; and what is the projected figure, from each council, for the building of new council housing in the next financial year.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesInformation on capital receipts for each local authority from the sale of council houses in each of the last five years is given in the following table. The Welsh Office does not reclaim capital receipts. These are used by local authorities to meet credit liabilities or for new capital spending in accordance with sections 59 and 60 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
The Welsh Office does not have complete information on local authority housing capital expenditure plans for 1994–95 following my right hon. Friend's announcement of capital allocations on 14 December 1993.
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1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Blaenau Gwent 2,932 4,759 2,163 1,604 1,031 Islwyn 4,118 4,187 1,325 1,520 1,124 Monmouth 4,097 4,333 2,252 1,983 1,613 Newport 6,972 8,600 2,744 2,112 1,881 Torfaen 7,170 9,218 4,653 3,101 3,311 Aberconwy 2,566 3,242 1,231 874 515 Arfon 2,085 2,688 1,204 890 669 Dwyfor 352 498 591 239 271 Meirionnydd 1,054 1,207 427 406 241 Ynys Mon 2,918 3,757 1,871 1,011 629 Cynon Valley 1,302 1,542 1,073 879 651 Merthyr Tydfil 2,663 2,944 1,373 712 976 Ogwr 5,144 5,992 3,500 2,503 1,614 Rhondda 557 742 621 340 373 Rhymney Valley 3,023 4,602 3,440 2,238 1,885 Taff Ely 4,707 6,180 3,539 2,667 2,162 Brecknock 1,977 2,088 1,132 780 586 Montgomeryshire 1,864 2,228 1,080 1,000 878 Radnorshire 774 908 575 440 525 Cardiff 14,349 16,819 7,028 5,361 3,765 Vale of Glamorgan 5,755 5,065 2,253 1,967 2,006 Port Talbot 4,211 5,204 2,661 2,377 1,733 Lliw Valley 1,731 2,966 2,393 1,331 1,024 Neath 2,482 3,043 1,913 1,279 991 Swansea 8,467 9,258 4,200 2,988 1,986 Total Districts 118,929 148,025 75,971 54,593 45,134 Source: Local authority returns.