§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the amount spent per head of population by the central Government upon housing in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIn the year ended 31 March 1979 the net expenditure on the Housing, Wales Vote together with the housing element of the Trade, Industry and Employment (Welsh Office) Vote was £113,352,808; an average of £40.95 per head of population. These figures take no account of mortgage interest tax relief or of payments made by the Department of Health and Social Security to supplementary benefit claimants in respect of housing.
§ Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the sum available for local authorities' housing investment programmes and for the Housing Corporation for its housing activities in Wales in 1980–81.
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§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsMy officials are today writing to the local authorities in Wales giving them the following allocations at 1980–81 outturn prices, including sums for energy conservation measures.
HOUSING FINANCE ALLOCATIONS 1980–81 Local Authority Allocation £,000 Aberconwy 1,550 Afan 1,490 Alyn and Deeside 2,540 Arfon 2,770 Blaenau Gwent 6,500 Brecknock 980 Cardiff 11,730 Carmarthen 1,820 Ceredigion 2,080 Colwyn 1,590 Cynon Valley 2,690 Delyn 1,020 Dinefwr 1,140 Dwyfor 740 Glyndwr 1,610 Islwyn 3,020 Llanelli 2,470 Lliw Valley 3,580 Meirionnydd 930 Merthyr Tydfil 3,610 Monmouth 1,460 Montgomery 1,070 Neath 1,730 Newport 7,100 Ogwr 5,080 Preseli 1,310 Radnor 780 Rhondda 6,180 Rhuddlau 710 Rhymney Valley 5,150 South Pembrokeshire 1,340 Swansea 6,210 Taff Ely 5,060 Torfaen 3,890 Vale of Glamorgan 3,350 Wrexham Maelor 3,410 Ynys Mon 2,330 Total 110,020 The Housing Corporation is being allocated £28.8 million—including administration costs.
I have placed a copy of the allocation letter in the Library of the House.