§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing (a) the number of homeless households accepted by local authorities in Wales whose homelessness resulted from mortgage arrears, and (b) the percentage of homeless households which these represented, in each of the years from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Number of homeless households in Wales whose homelessness resulted from mortgage arrears Action by mortgagee Percentage of accepted cases 1979 339 7.2 1980 398 7.3 1981 419 7.7 19821 351 7.0 1983 448 8.9 1984 547 10.9 1985 732 13.6 1986 896 15.0 1987 795 15.0 1 Figures for Neath were not categorized by household type and are excluded.
§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the local authorities where more than 20, 50, and 100 homeless households, respectively, were living in bed and breakfast hotels in Wales at the end of June 1979, December 1981, December 1983, December 1985 and at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. GristNo Welsh local authority has had more than 50 households accepted as homeless and living in bed-and-breakfast accommodation at the dates specified. Cardiff is the only local authority with more than 20 homeless cases living in bed-and-breakfast accommodation. This figure was exceeded on two of the stated dates: 31 December 1981 and 31 March 1988.