§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what decisions have been taken in Wales in relation to the base population assumptions for poll tax purposes with regard to allowances which will be made in that figure for the population(a) living in holiday homes for part of the year; and (b) staying in Wales on holiday; and whether these increases in base population will affect the distribution of grant or the distribution of centrally collected non-domestic rating revenue.
Estimated cost of grant applications outstanding at 30 June 1988 from 31 March 1984 or earlier Amount spent on completed grants 1987/1988 Welsh districts Improvement £ millions Repair £ millions Total £ millions Improvements £ "000 Repair £"000 Intermediate special £"000 Total Aberconwy 303 53 33 389 Alyn and Deeside 0.2 0.2 582 151 93 826 Arfon 697 864 36 1,597 Baaenau Gwent 3.7 9.0 12.7 637 2,114 492 3,243 Brecknock 0.1 0.1 30 351 141 522 Cardiff 2,938 5,675 1,064 9,677 Carmarthen 1,068 781 40 1,889 Ceredigion 0.2 0.2 235 243 256 734 Colwyn 748 99 3 850 Cynon Valley 755 2,315 548 3,618 Delyn 59 419 86 565 Dinefwr 0.6 0.6 51 142 223 416 Dwyfor 90 296 140 526 Glyndwr 189 264 96 549 Islwyn 1,094 1,477 300 2,871 Llanelli 156 800 274 1,230 Lliw Valley 397 581 412 1,390 Meirionnydd 42 142 74 258 Merthyr Tydfil 1.1 1.1 130 820 571 1,521 Monmouth 56 609 104 768 Montgomeryshire 1.5 1.5 49 316 205 570 Neath 75 73 264 412 Newport 277 1,149 75 1,502 Ogwr 1,849 667 116 2,632 Port Talbot/Afan 118 1,343 119 1,580 Preseli 693 476 277 1,446 Radnor 0.2 0.3 0.5 93 192 65 350 Rhondda 1.4 1.0 2.4 838 2,874 1,975 5,687 Rhuddlan 58 17 12 87 Rhymney Valley 622 1,834 578 3,034 South Pembrokeshire 1,081 657 18 1,756 Swansea 2,394 1,327 267 3,988 Taff-Ely 301 377 298 975 Torfaen 0.4 0.4 478 730 66 1,273 Vale of Glamorgan 0.5 0.5 292 798 181 1,272 Wrexham Maelor 28 110 101 239 Ynys Môn 0.8 0.8 245 314 189 749 Note: There are no intermediate and special grants outstanding 31 March 1984 or earlier.
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§ Mr. GristNo final decisions have yet been taken on the definitions of population in the context of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. This subject is still being discussed with the local authority associations.