§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many rents for each rent officer area in Wales have so far been registered for shorthold tenancies; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsFrom the latest information available, the number of rent registrations where applicants had indicated that the letting was a shorthold is set out in the table below:
349W
Number Clwyd 4 Dyfed (Carmarthen) 2
Number Gwent 3 Gwynedd 3 Mid Glamorgan 3 Powys 3 South Glamorgan 1 West Glamorgan 5 Wales Total 24 It should be emphasised, however, that the figures do not represent the total number of shorthold lettings taking place, for the reasons given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on 6 March.—[Vol. 1000, c. 228–230.]