§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households there are in each of the local authority areas in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [15140]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansInformation on the number of households accepted by local authorities as homeless is provided in the following table:
Number of households accepted as homeless, July to September 1996 Authority Number Blaenau Gwent 59 Bridgend 365 Caerphilly 113 Cardiff 342 Carmarthenshire 71 Ceredigion 35 Conwy 57 Denbighshire 45 Flintshire 56 Gwynedd 28 Isle of Anglesey 25 Merthyr Tydfil 35 Monmouthshire 31 Neath Port Talbot 129 Newport 172 Pembrokeshire 65 Powys 111 Rhondda Cynon Taff 204 Swansea 310 Torfaen 60 The Vale of Glamorgan 38 Wrexham 109 Wales 2,460 Source:
Local authority returns.