§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will list those Welsh authorities which have sought power to borrow from the £80 million fund in order to assemble and service land for development; and what amounts 371W and acreages are involved with each local authority.
§ Mr Peter ThomasFirm applications are under consideration from the following authorities:—
Authority Acreage Total applied for Bala UDC … 12 £66,500 Newport CBC … 43 £1 million approx. Monmouthshire … 87 £1½ million approx. Loan sanction for £230,575 has already been granted to Abergele Urban District Council in respect of a site of about 120 acres. In addition, preliminary applications have been received from Flintshire, Glamorgan and Denbighshire County Councils. Figures for Denbighshire County Council are not available but those for Flintshire and Glamorgan County Councils are as follows:—
Authority Acreage Total applied for Flintshire … 240 £2,700,000 approx. Glamorgan … 35* £200,000 approx. * Most of this land is in the county council's ownership.
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will list those authorities which have now published details of land available for housing in their areas, stating how many acres are involved in each area.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe following local planning authorities have so far made returns under Welsh Office circular 234/72: —
Local Planning Authority Approx. Acreage Anglesey … … 820 Cardiganshire … … 170 Denbighshire … … 1,200 Glamorgan … … 3,700 Monmouthshire … … 1,700 Montgomeryshire … … 160 Newport CBC … … 700 Pembrokeshire … … 880 Swansea CBC … … 560
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the 7,400 acres released by Government 372W Departments for housing in 1972 is in Wales; and whether he will list the sites and acreage involved.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThis information is not readily available. I will write to the hon. Member.