§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of housing properties owned by each Welsh district council which have been empty for(a) two months, (b) four months, (c) six months, (d) nine months, (e) one year and (f) two years or more in each of the last five years for which figures are available and the percentage of each council's housing stock these figures represent.
§ Mr. GristThe information is only available for dwellings vacant for six months or more. The figures are given in the tables.
Number of local authority dwellings vacant for more than 6 months (as at 1 April) Welsh Districts 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Aberconwy 16 27 18 10 — Alyn and Deeside 6 14 28 10 9 Arfon 6 5 9 — 10 Blaenau Gwent — — 3 10 3 Brecknock — — — — — Cardiff 106 80 42 42 40 Carmarthen — — — 17 10 Ceredigion — 5 2 — — Colwyn — 3 6 1 — Cynon Valley 36 41 1 18 70 Delyn 10 7 14 14 7 Dinefwr — 2 2 — — Dwyfor — — — — — Glyndwr 13 30 26 — — Islwyn 20 20 16 — — Llanelli — — 26 — 38 Lliw Valley 2 12 14 — — Meirionnydd 7 9 3 8 13 Merthyr Tydfil 9 11 14 9 21 Monmouth — 8 — 2 3 Montgomeryshire 11 29 20 5 — Neath 26 112 41 — — Newport 31 8 2 20 75 Ogwr 10 21 28 — — Port Talbot/Afan 32 55 9 26 12 Preseli 18 20 12 10 3 Radnor — — — — 1 Rhondda 15 16 3 — — Rhuddlan 2 1 2 — — Rhymney Valley — 3 6 6 1 South Pembrokeshire — 1 1 1 5 Swansea 16 — — 10 — Taff-Ely — 4 — — — Torfaen — 41 10 13 19 Vale of Glamorgan 21 33 11 15 17 Wrexham Maelor 113 139 224 77 61 Ynys Môn — 8 8 5 9 Wales 526 765 601 329 427 Sources: Housing investment programme returns 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Relets enquiry statistical returns 1986 and 1987.
—Nil or negligible.
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Percentage of local authority dwellings vacant for more than 6 months (as at 1 April) Welsh districts 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Aberconwy 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 — Alyn and Deeside 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 Arfon 0.1 0.1 0.2 — 0.2 Blaenau Gwent — — — 0.1 — Brecknock — — — — — Cardiff 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Carmarthen — — — 0.5 0.3 Ceredigion — 0.1 0.1 — — Colwyn — 0.1 0.2 — —
Welsh districts 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Cynon Valley 0.6 0.7 — 0.3 1.3 Delyn 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Dinefwr — 0.1 0.1 — — Dwyfor — — — — — Glyndŵr 0.4 0.9 0.8 — — Islwyn 0.3 0.3 0.2 — — Llanelli — — 0.3 — 0.5 Lliw Valley — 0.2 0.3 — — Meirionnydd 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 Merthyr Tydfil 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 Monmouth — 0.1 — — 0.1 Montgomeryshire 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 — Neath 0.4 1.7 0.6 — — Newport 0.2 0.1 — 0.1 0.5 Ogwr 0.1 0.2 0.3 — — Port Talbot/Afan 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.2 Preseli 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 — Radnor — — — — 0.1 Rhondda 0.3 0.3 0.1 — — Rhuddlan 0.1 — 0.1 — — Rhymney Valley — — 0.1 0.1 — South Pembrokeshire — — — — 0.2 Swansea 0.1 — — 0.1 — Taff-Ely — — — — — Torfaen — 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 Vale of Glamorgan 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 Wrexham Maelor 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 Ynys Môn — 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Wales total (LA) 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 Sources: Housing investment programme returns 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Relets inquiry statistical returns 1986 and 1987.
— Nil or negligible.