§ Mr. D. J. Williamsasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that many local authorities in the mining areas of West Wales are seriously perturbed because they have not been granted allocations of the special aluminium bungalows for miners, in spite of repeated requests to the Welsh Board of Health; and if he will state why these requests were refused.
§ Mr. BevanI am aware of these requests, but I regret that, owing to the limited number of aluminium bungalows available, it is not possible to meet them all.
§ Mr. D. J. Williamsasked the Minister of Health which local authorities in South Wales have received allocations of aluminium bungalows for miners; how many have been received by each authority; and on what principle were the allocations made.
§ Mr. BevanThe following local authorities in Wales have allocations of aluminium bungalows:
Abercarn U.D … 100 Aberdare U.D … 22 Bedwas & Machen U.D. … 73 Caerphilly U.D. … 219 Ceiriog R.D … 50 Gellygaer U.D … 62 Glyngorrwg U.D. … 60 Mountain Ash U.D. … 57 Mynyddislwyn U.D. … 100 Nantyglo and Blaina U.D. … 50 Neath R.D … 20 Penybont R.D. … 113 Swansea C.B. … 130 The total number available is limited and preference in allocation is given to 266W those local authorities who are likely to have sites ready slabbed in time to take the output from the factory.