HC Deb 11 July 1978 vol 953 cc543-4W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the parliamentary constituencies in Wales which had (a) over 50 per cent. of their inhabitants Welsh-speaking and (b) over 25 per cent. of their inhabitants Welsh-speaking at the last census.

Mr. John Morris

The information requested is given below:—

Constituencies with over 50 per cent. of inhabitants Welsh speaking

  • Anglesey.
  • Caernarvon.

HOUSING ALLOCATIONS, WALES, 1977–78
Main Block Lending Improvement Grant Block
Overspend Overspends
Local Authority Allocations Payments Underspend Allocation* Payments Underspend
£ £ £ £ £ £
Aberconwy BC … 996,000 738,000 258,000 172,000 136,000 36,000
Afan BC … 1,785,000 1,515,000 270,000 347,000 411,000 64,000
Alyn and Deeside DC … 1,507,000 1,216,000 291,000 342,000 196,000 146,000
Arfon DC … 1,349,000 1,276,000 73,000 480,000 358,000 122,000
Blaenau Gwent BC 4,163,000 3,678,000 485,000 649,000 438,000 211,000
Brecknock DC … 1,565,000 985,000 580,000 191,000 188,000 3,000
Cardiff CC … 8,185,000 7,073,000 1,112,000 1,753,000 1,791,000 38,000
Carmarthen DC … 1,116,000 661,000 455,000 272,000 253,000 19,000
Ceredigion DC … 1,422,000 1,441,000 19,000 319,000 247,000 72,000
Colwyn BC … 1,166,000 1,058,000 108,000 122,000 107,000 15,000
Cynon Valley BC … 2,326,000 2,212,000 114,000 1,009,000 816,000 193,000
Delyn DC … 1,284,000 768,000 516,000 235,000 148,000 87,000
Dinefwr BC … 890,000 741,000 149,000 335,000 377,000 42,000
Dwyfor DC … 688,000 587,000 101,000 213,000 155,000 58,000
Glyndwr DC … 1,038,000 854,000 184,000 140,000 89,000 51,000
Islwyn BC … 2,357,000 1,655,000 702,000 531,000 622,000 91,000
Llanelli BC … 1,712,000 1,645,000 67,000 1,092,000 1,210,000 118,000
Lliw Valley BC … 1,590,000 1,450,000 140,000 663,000 548,000 115,000
Merionnydd DC … 684,000 502,000 182,000 219,000 230,000 11,000
Merthyr Tydfil BC … 2,883,000 2,930,000 47,000 645,000 483,000 162,000
Monmouth DC … 1,905,000 1,509,000 396,000 264,000 193,000 71,000
Montgomery DC … 1,130,000 884,000 246,000 198,000 106,000 92,000
Neath BC … 1,312,000 1,382,000 70,000 662,000 622,000 40,000
Newport BC … 11,931,000 11,006,000 925,000 1,750,000 2,057,000 307,000
Ogwr BC … 4,211,000 2,985,000 1,226,000 1,023,000 1,302,000 279,000
Preseli DC … 1,973,000 1,690,000 283,000 285,000 174,000 111,000
Radnor DC … 566,000 257,000 309,000 132,000 67,000 65,000
Rhondda BC … 1,849,000 1,254,000 595,000 2,192,000 2,173,000 19,000
Rhuddlan DC … 741,000 554,000 187,000 69,000 49,000 20,000
Rhymney Valley DC 4,949,000 5,018,000 69,000 757,000 603,000 154,000
South Pembrokeshire DC … 1,662,000 1,291,000 371,000 406,000 280,000 126,000
Swansea CC … 4,168,000 3,897,000 271,000 1,293,000 1,478,000 185,000
Taff Ely BC … 2,127,000 2,128,000 1,000 827,000 861,000 34,000

  • Cardigan.
  • Carmarthen.
  • Llanelli.
  • Merioneth.

Constituencies with between 25 per cent. and 50 per cent. of inhabitants Welsh speaking

  • Conway.
  • Denbigh.
  • Gower.
  • Montgomery.

The percentages refer to the population aged three and over.