§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total amount of money spent on administration and on capital grants and loans, respectively, by the Welsh Development Agency between the date of its inception and the latest available date.
§ Mr. John MorrisThis is a matter which concerns the day-to-day running of the Welsh Development Agency. I am asking the Chairman to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Jeffrey Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make
384Wemployment in the construction industry has been taken up by local authorities; and how much has been allocated in order to balance improvement grants.
§ Mr. Alec JonesAid to alleviate unemployment in the construction industry covers the period to March 1977, and detailed information on take up is not yet available. As to the amount allocated to balance improvement grant lending, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Merioneth (Mr. Thomas) on 17th December 1975.—[Vol. 902, c.682–683.]
§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the amounts applied for and those granted in respect of applications for local authority mortgages for house purchase and home improvement, respectively, in the last four quarters for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information in respect of advances made is given below. No information is available in respect of advances applied for.
an announcement about the appointment of the chief executive of the Welsh Development Agency.
§ Mr. John MorrisI am very pleased to be able to announce that, following consultation with the Chairman of the Agency, I have appointed Mr. Ian Gray as Chief Executive.