§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales, in the light of the problems presently encountered in areas like Nant-y-glyn and Pen-y-glyn, Bagillt, where mining subsidence is making large numbers of council houses uninhabitable, if he will commission a special study of this problem in mining areas of Wales with a view to increasing future housing investment programme grants for the councils so affected.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsLocal authorities include their proposals for dealing with subsidence problems affecting housing in their areas in their housing strategy and investment programmes which are submitted to me annually, and these are considerd together with other factors in determining the housing element of their block capital allocation. The question of mining and other subsidence has been the subject of technical consideration by the Department for many years.