§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many council house tenants in(a) Newport, (b) Gwent and (c) Wales receive benefit of some kind.
§ Mr. GristThe numbers of council tenants in receipt of housing benefit in 1987–88 were as follows:
Cases of eviction Cases accepted as homeless Action by local authority Action by other landlord Total evictions Cases of repossession action by mortgagee 1987 Newport 625 7 150 157 94 Gwent 1,503 47 269 316 160 Wales 5,683 158 1,030 1,188 859