HC Deb 19 April 1972 vol 835 c120W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will compile statistics of the number of applicants for council houses in various parts of Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

No. Local authorities maintain lists of applicants for council houses in their own areas. To gross these lists for the whole of Wales would not produce a realistic indicator of the extent of the need for new house building since the numbers of applicants on waiting lists are invariably higher than the numbers of people requiring houses.

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