§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the values of loans for house purchase in Wales made by building societies, local authorities, insurance companies and banks during each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe total value of advances for house purchase made by local authorities in Wales in each of the last 10 years is given in the table below:
Financial Year Amount of Advance (£ million) 1964–65 … … … 10.7 1965–66 … … … 8.7 1966–67 … … … 9.9 1967–68 … … … 6.2 1968–69 … … … 6.8 1969–70 … … … 3.8 1970–71 … … … 7.4 1971–72 … … … 9.5 1972–73 … … … 8.8 1973–74 … … … 16.0 Information on building society advances in Wales is not available prior to 1966. For 1966 and subsequent years the estimated value of advances made by building societies for house purchase in Wales is as follows:—
Year Estimated Value of advances (£ million) 1966 … … … 43.4 1967 … … … 46.2 1968 … … … 50 1969 … … … 48.5 1970 … … … 68.4 1971 … … … 80.8 1972 … … … 107.9 1973 … … … 127.5 Information on advances for house purchase made by insurance companies and banks in Wales is not available.