HC Deb 22 May 1980 vol 985 cc343-4W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for Wales for 1971, 1976 and the latest available date the number of (a) unfit dwellings and (b) fit dwellings which lack basic amenities; and if he will classify these data according to owner occupation, privately rented or publicly rented occupation.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is not available in the form requested. The available information about the condition or dwellings in Wales classified by the availability of amenities is in table 9 of the Welsh house condition surveys of 1973 and 1976. Copies of these surveys are in the Library.

and completions have been made in the public and private sector in each of the first four months of the current year; and how this compares with the corresponding months of each year since 1974.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information—which is available only up to March 1980—is as follows:—