§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications for (a) discretionary and (b) mandatory home improvement grants are still awaiting payment or processing for each of the relevant Welsh local authorities.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of(a) discretionary and (b) mandatory grant applications still awaiting approval are shown in the table. The number of grants applications which have received approval but still await payment is not available by local authority.
(Imp/Con and Repair Grants) Discretionary (Intermediate and Special Grants) Mandatory Total Clwyd Alyn and Deeside 390 20 410 Colwyn 232 8 240 Delyn 344 49 393 Glyndwr 501 61 562 Rhuddlan 93 2 95 Wrexham Maelor 501 8 509 Dyfed Carmarthen 771 27 789 Ceredigion 546 66 612 Dinefwr 560 16 576 Llanelli 414 3 417 Preseli 233 14 247 South Pembrokeshire 405 7 412 Gwent Blaneau Gwent 7,813 356 8,169 Islwyn 1,773 79 1,852 Monmouth 653 0 653 Newport 3,942 429 4,371 Torfaen 3,752 49 3,801 Gwynedd Aberconwy 133 2 135 Arfon 1,050 19 1,069 Dwyfor 824 24 848 Meirionnydd 970 45 1,015 Ynys Mon 875 48 923 Mid Glamorgan Cynon Valley 2,984 215 3,199 Merthyr Tydfil 2,610 130 2,740 Ogwr 1,655 143 1,798 Rhondda 4,952 111 5,063 Rhymney Valley 4,365 0 4,365 Taff-Ely 2,564 1 2,565 Powys Brecknock 1,162 33 1,195 Montgomery 1,034 80 1,114 Radnor 600 10 610 South Glamorgan Cardiff 9,186 493 9,679 Vale of Glamorgan 2,058 22 2,080 West Glamorgan Afan 1,309 5 1,314 Lliw Valley 439 33 472 Neath 2,076 0 2,076 Swansea 3,060 340 3,400 Wales Total 66,829 2,948 69,777