§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses have been started and completed in the 281W county borough of Newport in the cur rent year; and how these figures compare with each year from 1960 onwards.
§ Mr. George ThomasIn the first 10 months of this year, 34 new council houses have been started. None has been completed.
The figures for the period 1960 to 1968 are:
Starts Completions 1960 … … … 640 477 1961 … … … 152 331 1962 … … … 587 543 1963 … … … 454 572 1964 … … … 777 468 1965 … … … 918 504 1966 … … … 196 544 1967 … … … 46 681 1968 … … … 0 174
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what advice his Department has given to the county borough of Newport in respect of the number of council houses started and completed in 1969; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe council informed me, in January, 1969, that it in-
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Local Authority Site Acreage of Derelict Land reclaimed Cost of Scheme Grant approved £ £ Llanelli B.C. … *Morfa Tinplate Works—Phase I 2.3 7,633 6,174 Gelligaer U.D.C. … *Opencast Site, Pontlottyn 4 14,500 12,325 Tredegar U.D.C. … *Stockton Way 1 3,780 3,213 Cwmamman U.D.C. … *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage I 13.76 23,549 19,861 Rhondda B.C. … Lewis Merthyr Colliery Tip 50 133,660 113,611 Port Talbot B.C. … *Tips at Cwmavon 3 55,388 40,705 Pontardawe R.D.C. … *Alloy Industrial Site 33 33,814 28,742 Ffestiniog U.D.C. … *Treatment of Slate Waste, Blaenau Ffestiniog. 10 2,631 2,236 Swansea C.B.C. … *White Rock Tip 120 127,992 108,793 Llanelli B.C. … *Pemberton Tinplate Works 8.86 24,137 20,516 Pontypridd U.D.C. … *Maritime Site, Maesycoed 5 80,222 41,197 Risca U.D.C. … *Pontymister Foundry 4.21 13,936 3,058 Swansea C.B.C. … *Upper Forest and Worcester Works, Morriston. 76 294,554 165,371 Cwmamman U.D.C. … *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage II 22 120,435 102,370 Brecknock R.D.C. … *Railway Land at Sennybridge 1 1,000 153 Rhondda B.C. … *Gelli Colliery Site—Stage I 8 21,989 18,147 Pontardawe R.D.C. … *Ystalyfera Colliery Site 9.77 5,596 4,757 Ebbw Vale U.D.C. … *Nos. 7 and 8 Tips 85.77 140,000 70,300 Cwmamman U.D.C … *Former Raven Colliery, Garnant 3.8 4,434 2,240 Abercarn U.D.C. … *Prince of Wales Colliery, South 5.7 17,333 1,881 Llanelli R.D.C. … *Land at Pontyberem 19.66 6,124 5,205 Pontypridd U.D.C. … *Land at Sardiss Road 16 101,954 42,386 Llandeilo R.D.C. … *Saron Colliery Tip 11 39,475 33,554 Tredegar U.D.C. … Land at Ashvale 46.13 72,059 61,250 Ceiriog R.D.C. … *Slate waste at Glyn Ceiriog 5 1,018 865 Gelligaer U.D.C. … Cefn Brithdir (Spion Kop) Tip 26.25 50,393 42,834 Gwyrfai R.D.C. … *Slate Waste, Dinorwic Slate Quarries 15 3,629 3,085 Rhondda B.C. … *Graig Ddu Tip, Dinas 8 16,916 14,379 Rhymney U.D.C. … Maerdy Tip 40 203,725 164,023 Brynmawr U.D.C. … *†Rhydw Tump Site 19 — — Rhondda B.C. … Gelli Colliery Site—Stage II 12 37,950 32,257 tended to seek my approval for about 200 new council houses in 1969, and I explained that I was prepared to include that number in the building programme for the year. In the event, final approval has been sought for only 34 dwellings; but a further 144 are at an advanced preparatory stage. I am hoping that the council's programme will increase soon.