HC Deb 28 January 1986 vol 90 cc458-63W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many dwellings have been demolished in each local housing authority area in Wales, and in total, in each year since 1979.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The information is given in the following table:

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 (January-September)
Clwyd:
Alyn and Deeside 4 6 4 2
Colwyn 7 1 1 1 2
Delyn 12 15 18 12 7 16 2
Glyndwr 1
Rhuddlan 14 1
Wrexham Maelor 49 59 60 23 38 9
Dyfed:
Carmarthen 1 3 2
Ceredigion 1 2
Dinefwr 4 2 8 14 6 10 3
Llanelli 3 1 8
Preseli 3 2 6 1
South Pembrokeshire 22 1 1
Gwent:
Blaneau Gwent 23 6 49 340 126 102 44
Islwyn 21 13 12 6 13 7
Monmouth 6 2
Newport 364 446 98 25 23 2 2
Torfean 14 53 44 85 11 16 1
Gwynedd:
Aberconwy 1
Arfon 9 5
Dwyfor 1
Meirionnydd 2 6 7
Ynys Mon 6
Mid Glamorgan:
Cynon Valley 15 16 25 39 33 61 17
Merthyr Tydfil 78 134 168 282 22 4 11
Ogwr 2 12 4 3 8
Rhondda 25 24 34 13 6 5 2
Rhymney Valley 42 26 63 90 49 30 47
Taff-Ely 3 1 3 2
Powys:
Brecknock 59 2 2 5
Montgomery 8 1 5 3 2 3
Radnor 3 8 1
South Glamorgan:
Cardiff 124 96 27 26 22 28 62
Vale of Glamorgan 1 4
West Glamorgan:
Afan 8 15 8 57 6 6
Lliw Valley 8 5 3 4 5
Neath 20 21 15 5 2 2
Swansea 12 2 5 8 22 16 11
Wales 935 964 671 1,042 439 337 228

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give a list of all local authorities in Wales which have shown a surplus in their housing revenue accounts since 1981–82, giving the figures for each year in each case in outturn terms and at 1984–85 prices.

1983–84 outturn prices 1984–85 prices 1984–85 outturn prices 1985–86 outturn prices 1984–85 prices
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Ceredigion 200
Delyn 1,018 1,064 514
Montgomery 200 190

Mr. Mark Robinson

Based on returns made to the Welsh Office, the amounts transferred from local authorities' housing revenue accounts to their general rate funds since 1981–82 are estimated to have been as follows:

1983–84 outturn prices 1984–85 prices 1984–85 outturn prices 1985–86 outturn prices 1984–85 prices
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Radnor 53 50
Rhymney Valley 71 74
South Pembrokeshire 196
Ynys Mon 161 153

The sums shown at 1984–85 prices have been derived by the application of the GDP market price deflators.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the value of Exchequer housing subsidies and rate fund contributions per local authority dwelling in Wales for each year from 1978–79 to 1985–86 in outturn terms and at 1984–85 prices.

Mr. Mark Robinson

Based on returns made by local authorities to the Welsh Office, the information is estimated to be as follows:

Central Government subsidy entitlement Rate fund contributions*
£ per annum per dwelling
Outturn prices 1984–85 prices Outturn prices 1984–85 prices
1978–79 174 311 20 36
1979–80 206 315 36 55
1980–81 233 300 46 59
1981–82 118 138 39 46
1982–83 36 39 41 45
1983–84 27 28 28 29
1984–85 30 30 19 19
1985–86 34 32 14 13
* Excluding statutory contributions in respect of rent rebates.

Central government subsidy entitlement
£000
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices
Aberconwy 357 546 494 636
Afan 858 1,311 797 1,025
Alyn and Deeside 701 1,071 738 950 139 162
Arfon 773 1,181 909 1,169 205 239
Blaenau Gwent 3,432 5,245 4,053 5,215 2,881 3,367 1,660 1,812 1,476 1,543 1,466 1,834 1,747
Brecknock 1,351 2,065 1,387 1,785 786 918 159 174 167 174 81 19 18
Cardiff 4,202 6,422 5,498 7,074 2,226 2,601
Carmarthen 1,005 1,536 1,164 1,498 804 939 514 561 521 544 659 699 666
Ceredigion 1,114 1,702 1,181 1,519 850 993 412 450 402 420 576 777 740
Colwyn 583 891 752 968 343 401
Cynon Valley 1,440 2,201 1,625 2,091 901 1,053 336 367
Delyn 1,112 1,699 1,211 1,558 430 502
Dinefwr 516 788 655 843 300 351
Dwyfor 155 237 217 279 3 3
Glyndwr 560 856 703 904 294 343
Islwyn 1,644 2,512 1,926 2,478 894 1,045 134 128
Llanelli 2,104 3,215 2,282 2,936 1,215 1,420
Lliw Valley 2,007 3,067 2,009 2,585 1,283 1,499 415 453 436 456 402 443 422
Meirionydd 683 1,044 796 1,024 475 555 105 115 48 50 20 38 36
Merthyr Tydfil 2,410 3,683 2,633 3,388 1,544 1,804 653 713 327 342 152
Monmouth 1,126 1,721 1,209 1,555 473 553 122 302 288
Montgomery 793 1,212 921 1,185 270 316
Neath 1,441 2,202 1,674 2,154 653 763
Newport 4,350 6,648 5,446 7,007 3,732 4,361 2,293 2,503 2,058 2,151 2,193 2,027 1,930
Ogwr 3,169 4,843 3,610 4,645 1,983 2,317 509 556
Preseli 1,714 2,619 1,476 1,899 615 719
Radnor 373 570 511 657 302 353 109 119 135 141 189 195 186
Rhondda 1,415 2,162 1,558 2,004 1,189 1,389 645 704 541 565 544 523 498
Rhuddlan 230 351 308 396
Rhymney Valley 3,642 5,566 4,033 5,189 2,564 2,996 1,101 1,202 492 514 454 459 437
South Pembrokeshire 1,146 1,751 1,141 1,468 607 709 90 98
Swansea 2,993 4,574 3,225 4,149 866 1,012
Taff Ely 1,835 2,804 2,029 2,611 937 1,095

The amounts shown at 1984–85 prices have been derived by the application of the GDP market price deflators.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what have been the amounts of Exchequer housing subsidies and non-statutory rate fund contributions in each year since 1979–80, both in outturn terms and at 1984–85 prices, for each local housing authority in Wales and in total.

Mr. Mark Robinson

Based on returns made by local authorities to the Welsh Office, the information as estimated is given in the tables.

The figures in the tables showing rate fund contributions exclude statutory contributions made in respect of rent rebates.

The amounts shown at 1984–85 prices have been derived by the application of the GDP market price deflators.

1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices
Torfaen 2,458 3,756 2,967 3,817 1,539 1,798 600 655 525 549 673 844 804
Vale of Glamorgan 1,978 3,023 2,010 2,586 1,166 1,362 88 96
Wrexham Maelor 1,736 2,653 2,064 2,656
Ynys Mon 1,274 1,947 1,607 2,068 855 999
Total 58,680 89,674 66,819 85,971 33,324 38,937 9,689 10,578 7,128 7,449 7,531 8,294 7,900

Rate Fund Contributions
£000
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85Prices Outturn prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices Outturn Prices Outturn Prices 1984–85 Prices
Aberconwy * * *
Afan 553 845 293 377 102 119
Alyn and Deeside 19 29 80 103 19 22 28 31 12 13 20 101 96
Arfon 25 27 25 26 11 29 28
Blaenau Gwent 333 509 1,156 1,487 1,187 1,387 828 904 139 145 35 150 143
Brecknock 120 183 360 463 372 435 212 231 124 130 77 159 151
Cardiff 235 359 1,453 1,869 484 566 760 830 750 784
Carmarthen 213 326 226 291 146 171 147 160 148 155 152 149 142
Ceredigion 160 245 200 257 175 204 125 137 200 209
Colwyn 11 17 35 45 44 51 100 109
Cynon Valley 384 588 344 443 743 868 961 1,049 331 346 159
Delyn 301 460 257 331
Dinefwr 60 92 199 256 336 393 39 43 6 106 101
Dwyfor 32 49 51 66 60 70 * * *
Glyndwr 127 194 155 199 168 196 40 42
Islwyn 11 17 88 113 300 351 291 318 275 287 165 157
Llanelli 87 112
Lliw Valley 44 67 208 268
Meirionydd 125 191 26 33 77 90 14 15 83 87 35
Merthyr Tydfil 999 1,527 819 1,054 377 441 539 588 624 652 140 207 197
Monmouth 264 403 169 217 202 236 57 62 61 64 301
Montgomery 123 188 241 310 60 63
Neath 284 435 284 365 335 391 126 138 60 63 60 10 10
Newport 149 192 203 237 182 190
Ogwr 54 83 429 552 532 622 431 471
Preseli 422 645 401 516 147 172 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Radnor
Rhondda 499 763 486 625 908 1,061 1,207 1,318 1,286 1,344 1,243 1,291 1,230
Rhuddlan
Rhymney Valley 1,119 1,710 1,414 1,819 966 1,129 1,279 1,396 336 8 8
South Pembrokeshire 97 148 107 138 169 197 254 277
Swansea 747 1,142 531 683 933 1,090 262 286 780 815 550 73 70
Taff Ely 1,001 1,530 1,034 1,330 839 980 779 851 302 316 300 223 212
Torfaen 768 1,174 507 652 520 608 1,298 1,417 435 455 438 429 409
Vale of Glamorgan 124 190 315 405 214 250 195 213 178 186 200 63 60
Wrexham Maelor 558 853 567 730 393 459 778 849 914 955 576 270 257
Ynys Mon 415 634 555 714 217 253 368 402 324 339 101
Total 10,202 15,595 13,226 17,015 11,168 13,049 11,105 12,124 7,335 7,668 4,742 3,425 3,273
* Not known.

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