§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list, by local authority, the number of council housing schemes submitted to him in Wales during 1971 and 1972 and in each case state the 99W value of the schemes and the number of houses proposed;
(2) what is the total value of council housing schemes submitted to him by local authorities in Wales during 1971 and 1972 and for the first quarter of 1973;
(3) what is the total value of council housing schemes agreed to by his Department in Wales during 1971 and 1972.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe total value of council housing tenders approved by local authorities in Wales during 1971 and 1972 was £13.8 million and £109 million respectively. Schemes are submitted to my Department in relation to the determination of cost yardstick limits which do not necessarily correspond with final tender costs. Information about schemes submitted by individual local authorities in 1971 and 1972 could not be provided without a disproportionate expenditure of staff time.