HC Deb 22 April 1982 vol 22 cc133-4W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what additional allocations are being made to local authorities in Wales to meet the cost of increasing the level of improvement grants which are approved following the new grant levels announced in the Budget Statement; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Following the Chancellor's Budget Statement, an additional £4.8 million has been made available for home improvement grants in Wales in 1982–83. Bids for these resources were invited from all local authorities by 8 April. Authorities have received their provisional allocations today, details of which are listed below. The order increasing the rate of grant to 90 per cent. for intermediate and repairs grant applications made before 31 December 1982 was appoved by the House on 8 April and came into effect on 13 April. We shall be monitoring progress closely, but the present indications are that there will be a strong demand from householders for the additional resources for home improvement, which we want to see being fully utilised.

Rounded-up Allocation Including HIS
Aberconwy BC 194,000 (2,000)
Afan BC 2,000 (1,450)
Alyn and Deeside DC 34,000 (2,640)
Arfon DC 356,000 (15,000)
Blaenau Gwent BC 601,000 (10,000)

Brecknock DC 23,000 (1,100)
Cardiff CC 457,000 (19,000)
Carmarthen DC 83,000 —
Ceredigion DC 59,000 (1,500)
Colwyn Bay BC 22,000 (3,700)
Cynon Valley BC 160,000 (20,000)
Delyn DC 71,000 (5,000)
Dinefwr B.C. 40,000 (1,200)
Dwyfor DC 29,000 (3,000)
Glyndwr DC 11,000 (1,300)
Islwyn DC 115,000 (4,800)
Llanelli BC 50,000 (5,800)
Lliw Valley BC 396,000 (1,500)
Meirionnydd DC 89,000 (1,500)
Merthyr Tydfil BC 175,000 (2,000)
Monmouth DC 107,000 (1,117)
Montgomery DC 32,000 (2,500)
Neath BC 184,000 (4,000)
Newport BC 146,000 (15,000)
Ogwr DC 77,000 (15,646)
Preseli DC 23,000 —
Radnor DC 176,000 (500)
Rhondda BC 156,000 (11,000)
Rhuddlan DC 3,000 (2,000)
Rhymney Valley DC 230,000 (7,000)
South Pembrokeshire DC 15,000 (1,200)
Swansea CC 300,000 (15,000)
Taff Ely BC 200,000 (5,000)
Torfaen BC 32,000 (3,000)
Vale of Glamorgan BC 72,000 (2,700)
Wrexham Maelor BC 36,000 (6,000)
Ynys Mon BC 111,000 (1,500)
Total 4,867,000 (195,653)

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