HC Deb 12 February 1987 vol 110 cc298-300W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what financial assistance is available from his department to local authorities in Wales to assist them in ensuring adequate water supplies to the public.

Mr. Mark Robinson

Grant-aid at the rate of 35 per cent. of eligible expenditure is available through the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Acts 1944 to 1971 for the first time provision of mains water and sewerage facilities in rural areas in respect of projects requisitioned by local authorities.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what funds have been made available for conversion from common water supply systems to separate supply pipe systems through the Welsh water authority since 1979.

Mr. Mark Robinson

No specific funds have been made available by central Government to the Welsh water authority for the conversion of common water supply systems to separate supply pipe systems. Details of the authority's expenditure on such schemes is not held centrally; I have asked the chairman to write to the hon. Gentleman directly.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to how many homes in

1979 1980 1981 1982
Persons accepted Persons housed Per cent. Persons accepted Persons housed Per cent. Persons accepted Persons housed Per cent. Persons accepted Persons housed Per cent.
Aberconwy 151 99 66 203 153 75 159 144 91 130 100 11
Alyn and Deeside 301 274 91 250 233 93 205 185 90 237 227 96
Arfon 80 80 100 59 43 73 50 34 68 55 44 80
Blaenau Gwent 333 281 84 361 290 80 388 295 76 464 362 78
Brecknock 69 38 55 114 67 59 86 33 38 157 35 22
Cardiff 690 616 89 1,410 1,121 80 973 835 86 1,053 940 89
Carmarthen 187 114 61 160 83 52 152 99 65 127 72 57
Ceredigion 94 73 78 102 98 96 92 91 99 103 97 94
Colwyn 55 49 89 40 40 100 42 35 83 72 65 90
Cynon Valley 898 854 95 1,018 987 97 965 914 95 985 897 91
Delyn 175 149 85 151 122 81 264 209 79 240 210 88
Dinefwr 49 49 100 34 13 38 35 31 89 108 79 73
Dwyfor 138 133 96 60 55 92 106 80 76 74 64 87
Glyndwr 56 28 50 54 44 82 63 39 62 39 26 67
Islwyn 189 175 93 175 153 87 159 144 91 68 62 91
Llanelli 133 105 79 100 72 72 140 79 56 179 112 63
Lliw Valley 113 113 100 129 129 100 134 134 100 140 140 100
Meirionnydd 369 137 37 489 131 27 235 88 37 145 108 75
Merthyr Tydfil 454 344 76 392 314 80 272 191 70 238 143 60
Monmouth 515 250 49 380 243 64 532 422 79 434 350 81
Montgomeryshire 124 96 77 110 78 71 125 107 86 89 86 97
Neath 481 389 81 583 480 82 624 536 86 n/a n/a n/a
Newport 864 483 56 1,110 505 46 1,358 673 50 1,300 643 50
Ogwr 338 211 62 343 236 69 517 424 82 736 667 91
Port Talbot (Afan) 170 167 98 133 122 92 94 88 94 112 106 95
Preseli 135 95 70 164 129 79 130 116 89 97 78 80
Radnor 19 19 100 38 36 95 45 45 100 14 14 100
Rhondda 569 529 93 834 798 96 1,164 1,125 97 1,049 1,010 96
Rhuddlan 237 228 96 139 127 91 172 167 97 257 230 90
Rhymney Valley 534 528 99 720 720 100 510 510 100 284 284 100
South Pembrokeshire 143 119 83 188 149 79 181 159 88 202 114 56
Swansea 1,604 337 21 1,838 700 38 2,820 1,041 37 1,887 905 48
Taff-Ely 390 307 79 253 212 84 200 188 94 188 180 96
Torfaen 1,049 749 71 978 688 70 723 583 81 790 512 65
Vale of Glamorgan 620 601 97 749 696 93 636 619 97 1,314 1,300 99
Wrexham Maelor 235 162 69 471 344 73 353 260 74 212 188 89
Ynys Mon 137 137 100 83 83 100 33 33 100 26 26 100

Note: Homelessness data by number of persons for Neath in 1982 are not available.

each district health authority area in Wales which were previously supplied with water by a common supply pipe have had a separate supply pipe installed under the common supply pipe scheme.

Mr. Mark Robinson

Such information is not held centrally. I have asked the chairman of the Welsh water authority to write direct to the hon. Gentleman.