§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost to ratepayers and taxpayers of expenditure on housing in Wales in 1964, 1973 and 1974, at current prices and at constant prices.
§ Mr. John MorrisIdentifiable public expenditure on housing in Wales in the financial years 1965–66, 1972–73 and 1973–74, at current prices, was as follows: 1965–66 £41.2 million; 1972–73 £59.7 million; 1973–74 £85.1 million.
It would be very difficult—and time consuming—to convert these figures to a constant price basis.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing housing starts, completions and numbers under construction, in both the public and private sectors in Wales, for each month since January 1974 up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe information is as follows:
average cost in 1974 of a new three-bed-roomed council house in Wales, including the cost of the land; what rent would be necessary to recoup this cost, together with management and other costs; and what is the average unrebated rent charged today.
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§ Mr. John MorrisThe latest available estimate of the average cost is about £11,000 and the average unrebated rent for a council house of this type built since 1964 is £4.27 per week. It is not possible to give a meaningful figure which would represent an average rent required to recoup the average cost.