§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the levels of rent arrears for each local authority for each month in 1987 and for each month to date in 1988.
§ Mr. GristData relating to rent arrears are held centrally only on an annual basis. The information provided on the following table relates to the provisional outturn for 1987–88. It is based on each local authority's final collection period for that year.
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Rent arrears at end of 1987–88 Authority Total rent arrears £ Alyn and Deeside 91,800 Colwyn 66,616 Delyn 98,565
Authority Total rent arrears £ Glyndwr 84,664 Rhuddlan 46,000 Wrexham Maelor 285,020 Carmarthen 60,617 Ceredigion 53,367 Dinefwr 63,995 Llanelli 225,290 Preseli Pembs 119,022 South Pembroke 72,084 Blaenau Gwent 89,398 Islwyn 69,500 Monmouth 114,878 Newport 260,000 Torfaen 214,055 Aberconwy 90,000 Arfon 107,200 Dwyfor 15,614 Meirionnydd 27,407 Ynys Mon 126,761 Cynon Valley 81,600 Merthyr Tydfil 97,131 Ogwr n.a. Rhondda 100,425 Rhymney Valley 129,552 Taff Ely 197,503 Brecknock 44,597 Montgomeryshire 73,064 Radnor 11,000 Cardiff 413,122 Vale of Glamorgan 119,800 Port Talbot n.a. Lliw Valley 147,931 Neath 137,278 Swansea 402,582 Total Wales 4,337,438