§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases referred to the rent assessment committee in each county in Wales resulted in a reduced in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. GristInformation relating to the numbers of reductions in rent as a result of all referrals to the rent assessment committee is not held centrally. However, an analysis of a sample of cases1 shows that the committee's determination was lower in percentage terms than the rent officer's assessment as follows:
County 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Clwyd 2,028 1,820 2,078 2,672 2,482 Dyfed 854 1,060 1,083 1,554 1,421 Gwent 2,945 2,359 3,408 3,600 3,596 Gwynedd 729 605 854 925 1,073 Mid Glamorgan 4,166 3,298 4,439 3,816 4,625 Powys 530 771 758 777 771 South Glamorgan 4,353 3,534 4,943 4,705 6,253 West Glamorgan 2,193 2,056 2,637 2,274 2,862 This includes regulated and housing association cases.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the percentage change in the number of applications for fair rents in Wales over the past five years.
§ Mr. GristThe total number of applications for fair rent for regulated and housing association tenancies in Wales in 1982 was 13,790. The total in 1987 was 23,083. This represents an increase of 67 per cent.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many properties have been assessed for fair rent in Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GristIn 1987 the total number of registrations for fair rents in Wales was 22,677. This includes regulated and housing association cases.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the level of fair rent in the private sector in Wales in each county, in the latest year for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. GristThe following information shows the mean rent for registrations in 1986:
Rent Act 1977: Mean registered Rents, Wales 1986 Unfurnished per £ annum Furnished £ per annum Rent Registration Area Clwyd 874 1,212 Dyfed 942 1,351 Gwent 897 1,080 Gwynedd 765 1,210 Mid Glamorgan 701 1,108 Powys 1,012 1,228 South Glamorgan 1,038 1,442 West Glamorgan 793 1,231 Wales total 853 1,231
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications have been made for fair rent by local authorities in Wales in each county in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. GristInformation on the number of applications by local authorities for review of a fair rent is not held centrally. However, the total number of first registrations of fair rents where the application has been made by the local authority is as follows:
Rent Act 1977: First registrations only, resulting from application from local authorities, Wales 1982–86 Rent registration area 11982 1983 1984 21985 1986 Clwyd — 2 50 108 82 Dyfed — 19 108 166 54 Gwent — 2 46 102 72 Gwynedd — 0 8 13 8 Mid Glamorgan — 0 7 17 47 Powys — 2 102 63 20 South Glamorgan — 0 0 113 89 West Glamorgan — 22 173 187 61 Wales Total — 47 494 769 431 1 Data not available. 2 First half of 1986.