§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many house improvement grants have been paid to householders since the introduction of the House Improvement Act 1971; and what proportion this is of the total number of grants approved.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasSince the introduction of the Housing Act 1971, 28,417 house improvement grants have been paid to householders in Wales. During the same period 43,369 were approved, but the figures are not directly comparable because of the time lag between approvals and payments.
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish, for each local authority in Wales, the number and amount of improvement grants paid out in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasFigures for actual payments by each local authority in Wales are not readily available. The number