HC Deb 14 July 1988 vol 137 cc338-9W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report, for each district authority in Wales, the number of new houses built in each of the last 10 years separately distinguishing (a) private and (b) non-private housing.

Mr. Grist

The required information on private and non-private housing completions from 1978 to 1986 is published in "Local Housing Statistics" copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

Data for 1987 are given in the following table:—

1987 Housebuilding completions
Welsh districts1 Public sector Private sector
Alyn and Deeside 49 208
Colwyn 10 241
Delyn 189
Glyndwr 9 116
Rhuddlan 42 109
Wrexham Maelor 102 250
Carmarthen 66 169
Ceredigion 52 149
Dinefwr 30 69
Llanelli 70 51
Preseli 57 331
South Pembroke 166
Blaenau Gwent 67 59
Islwyn 64 25
Monmouth 15 376
Newport 42 335
Torfaen 20 219
Aberconwy 255
Arfon 48 110
Dwyfor 35 69
Merionydd 1 19
Ynys Môn 9 166
Cynon Valley 40 60
Merthyr Tydfil 18 127
Ogwr 51 438
Rhondda 8 15

Welsh districts1 Public sector Private sector
Rhymney Valley 14 213
Taff Ely 66 330
Brecknock 37 84
Montgomeryshire 8 207
Radnor 12 130
Cardiff 29 1,458
Vale of Glamorgan 34 457
Lliw Valley 33 160
Neath 38 94
Port Talbot (Afan) 28 15
Swansea 75 361
Cwmbran 54
Newtown 91
Wales total 1,279 7,975
1 Including Government Departments.

1985-Based Population Projections: Counties and District Health Authorities 1988–97
000's
Year Clwyd East Dyfed Pembrokeshire Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan
1988 401.7 227.5 111.2 338.7 439.9 235.4 531.8 112.2 396.6 360.4
1989 403.2 227.9 111.8 339.8 440.1 236.1 531.5 112.5 397.5 359.4
1990 404.8 228.4 112.5 340.9 440.3 236.9 531.4 112.9 398.5 358.4
1991 406.6 228.9 113.3 342.1 440.6 237.8 531.4 113.2 399.5 357.4
1992 408.3 229.4 114.0 343.4 441.0 238.7 531.5 113.6 400.7 356.5
1993 410.2 230.0 114.7 344.7 441.4 239.7 531.7 113.9 401.8 355.5
1994 412.0 230.5 115.5 346.0 441.7 240.6 532.9 114.3 402.9 354.6
1995 413.9 231.0 116.2 347.2 442.0 241.6 532.1 114.6 404.0 353.6
1996 415.7 231.5 116.9 348.5 442.2 242.6 532.2 115.0 405.1 352.5
1997 417.5 232.0 117.6 349.6 442.3 243.5 532.1 115.3 406.0 351.4