§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many dwellings have been purchased by each of the local housing authorities in Wales from the private housing sector in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested is given in the following table:
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Acquisition of Dwellings by Local Authorities 1983–87 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Aberconwy 1 3 4 0 2 Alyn and Deeside 15 2 12 3 2 Arfon 9 18 7 4 1 Blaenau Gwent 3 5 0 4 32 Brecknock 0 0 2 5 21 Cardiff 5 0 3 5 4 Carmarthen 0 0 5 12 7 Ceredigion 4 7 3 0 0 Colwyn 0 1 0 0 0 Cynon Valley 0 0 0 0 0 Delyn 0 0 1 0 1
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Dinefwr 0 0 0 0 0 Dwyfor 5 0 0 4 9 Glyndwr 0 1 1 0 0 Islwyn 1 0 4 1 1 Llanelli 0 1 0 1 0 Lliw Valley 2 0 0 0 9 Meirionnydd 3 0 0 1 1 Merthyr Tydfil 0 4 0 62 1 Monmouth 0 0 5 12 19 Montgomeryshire 0 0 0 0 0 Neath 14 0 5 40 26 Newport 10 4 1 61 89 Ogwr 6 3 44 39 67 Port Talbot 0 7 0 0 0 Preseli 15 26 17 12 3 Radnor 0 0 0 2 4 Rhondda 0 0 0 0 1 Rhuddlan 0 0 1 0 0 Rhymney Valley 6 3 6 11 64 South Pembrokeshire 0 1 2 0 0 Swansea 7 2 1 3 9 Taff-Ely 3 0 0 15 3 Torfaen 0 0 0 0 0 Vale of Glamorgan 0 0 2 5 7 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 1 Ynys Mon 4 0 0 0 0 Total 113 88 126 302 384
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide additional finance for Alyn and Deeside district council for housing repairs, maintenance and rehabilitation schemes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristAlyn and Deeside district council receives an appropriate share of the capital allocation which we make to housing authorities, and resources are also made available towards the activities of the housing associations in the area. The authority has not bid against additional resources the Department has available for enveloping and block repair schemes.