HC Deb 01 July 1980 vol 987 cc540-2W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales, at the most recent convenient date, what percentage of the dwellings in each local authority areas in Wales lack (a) exclusive use of an internal WC and (b) exclusive use of a fixed bath.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information, available only for households, is given below:

Percentage of households* lacking:
Welsh Districts Exclusive use of Inside Flush Toilet Exclusive use of Fixed Bath or Shower
Alyn and Deeside 4.1 2.3
Colwyn 6.7 7.6
Delyn 5.0 3.1
Glyndwr 6.2 4.4
Rhuddlan 2.6 2.6
Wrexham Maelor 5.2 3.0
Total Clwyd 4.9 3.6
Carmarthen 9.9 8.8
Ceredigion 7.1 7.9
Dinefwr 10.4 5.0
Llanelli 7.2 3.8
Preseli 4.0 3.3
South Pembroke 5.2 5.1
Total Dyfed 7.1 5.5
Blaenau Gwent 10.7 8.5
Islwyn 14.0 5.7
Monmouth 3.6 2.9
Newport 7.2 5.9
Torfaen 5.8 2.5
Total Gwent 8.2 5.3
Aberconwy 5.7 6.3
Arfon 9.3 7.9
Dwyfor 8.0 8.6
Meirionnydd 7.3 8.2
Ynys Mon 4.9 4.9
Total Gwynedd 6.9 7.0
Cynon Valley 20.4 12.7
Merthyr Tydfil 18.3 15.4
Ogwr 8.6 4.6
Rhondda 23.8 13.6
Rhymney Valley 9.3 4.4
Taff-Ely 9.7 7.4
Total Mid Glamorgan 14.1 8.8
Brecknock 7.1 4.9
Montgomery 9.0 9.0
Radnor 9.5 7.4
Total Powys 8.3 7.2
Percentage of households*lacking:
Welsh Districts Exclusive use of Inside Flush Toilet Exclusive use of Fixed Bath or Shower
Cardiff 11.6 8.1
Vale of Glamorgan 6.4 4.7
Total South Glamorgan 10.2 7.2
Afan 8.4 2.6
Lliw Valley 7.3 3.7
Neath 6.5 3.7
Swansea 8.9 5.0
Total West Glamorgan 8.2 4.2
* Excluding Caravans.

Source: Welsh Office Housing and Dwelling Survey.