HC Deb 15 May 1985 vol 79 cc121-2W
Mr. Best

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide a table for each district in Wales showing (a) the number of applications to buy public sector housing and (b) the number of sales of public sector housing from May 1979 to the latest available date.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is given in the following table for local authorities and new towns. An additional 1,758 dwellings, which cannot be related to applications or broken down by local authority, have been sold by housing associations.

Local authority and new towns applications May 1979 -December 1984* Sales May 1979 December 1984*
Alyn and Deeside 951 894
Colwyn 373 391
Delyn 1,014 1,193
Glyndwr 1,145 681
Rhuddlan 773 441
Wrexham Maelor 2,861 1,287
Carmarthen 451 728
Ceredigion 1,123 765
Dinefwr 645 366
Llanelli 2,945 1,841
Preseli 1,695 1,144
South Pembrokeshire 626 492
Blaenau Gwent 1,751 902
Islwyn 3,148 2,190
Monmouth 1,303 1,207
Newport 2,831 2,022
Torfaen 3,127 1,643
Aberconwy 1,453 902
Arfon 1,186 721
Dwyfor 335 216
Meirionnydd 731 495
Ynys Mon 1,094 675
Cynon Valley 1,227 744
Merthyr Tydfil 1,620 943
Ogwr 3,547 2,139
Rhondda 535 244
Rhymney Valley 3,164 1,925
Taff-Ely 2,681 1,621
Brecknock 1,312 751
Montgomery 1,261 795
Radnor 640 340
Cardiff 5,472 3,276
Vale of Glamorgan 1,940 1,834
Afan 2,401 1,595
Lliw Valley 1,612 903
Neath 1,755 1,185
Swansea 2,486 1,216
Wales Total 63,214 40,707
Cwmbran †3,485 2,301
Newtown †194 73
Wales total including new towns 66,893 43,081

*Where sales exceed applications this is due to applications to buy under voluntary schemes being submitted prior to May 1979.

† Since 31 March 1980 when records were first kept.

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