§ Mr. Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many older council houses in Wales need substantial improvement, such as the provision of bathrooms and indoor water closets; and how many have been improved and modernised within the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe 1968 Welsh House Condition Survey indicated that 25,500 of the houses in Wales rented from local authorities lacked one or more of the standard amenities. In the last five years 3,978 local authority-owned houses have been completely improved and modernised, and in addition 4,148 houses have attracted standard contribution for the installation of missing basic amenities. The amenities most commonly 119W missing are wash-hand basins and internal W.C.s.