§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide the estimates for spending on home improvement grants by each district council in Wales for 1984–85 indicating, in each case, the potential under or overspend on original estimates (a) in cash terms and (b) in percentage terms.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe following table compares district council's original estimates of expenditure on improvement grants in 1984–85, as submitted in April 1984, with their most recent forecast: 601W
Difference Local Authority April Forecast (Budget) October Forecast Value Percentage Dinefwr 1,370 800 -570 -41.6 Llanelli 1,580 1,563 -17 -1.1 Preseli 2,500 2,500 0 0.0 South Pembrokeshire 2,600 3,030 +430 + 16.5 Blaenau Gwent 2,500 3,000 +500 + 20.0 Islwyn 2,300 2,500 +200 + 8.7 Monmouth 1,439 1,351 -88 -6.1 Newport 4,000 3,530 -470 -11.8 Torfaen 1,500 2,081 +581 +38.7 Aberconwy 640 640 0 0.0 Arfon 2,357 2,257 -100 -4.2 Dwyfor 1,230 1,230 0 0.0 Meirionnydd 2,900 3,100 +200 +6.9 Ynys Mon 1,640 1,410 -230 -14.0 Cynon Valley 1,570 1,910 +340 +21.7 Merthyr Tydfil 1,765 1,765 0 0.0 Ogwr 3,500 3,700 + 200 +5.7 Rhondda 7,500 7,500 0 0.0 Rhymney Valley 2,300 2,900 +600 +26.1 Taff-Ely 3,000 3,800 +800 +26'7 Brecknock 900 1,295 + 395 +43.9 Montgomery 1,399 1,400 + 1 +0.1 Radnor 750 750 0 0.0 Cardiff 7,000 7,000 0 0.0 Vale of Glamargon 2,000 2,500 +500 +25.0 Afan 550 550 0 0.0 Lliw Valley 1,081 1,081 0 0.0 Neath 1,600 1,750 + 150 +9.4 Swansea 5,040 5,160 + 120 +2.4 Total 78,899 81,719 +2,820 +3.6
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to how many applications for home improvement grants are currently waiting to be processed by district councils in Wales; and how many of these cases involve disabled persons.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAt 30 September 1984, there were about 69,000 renovation grants awaiting processing. Local authorities do not separately identify grant applications for the disabled on the returns they make to the Department.