Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures his Department is taking to ensure that changes in his Department's financial provision for housing associations allow the associations in Wales to continue to provide housing for rent to tenants on low wages; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristThe Welsh Office is particularly concerned about the situation facing people on low incomes in Wales. We have accordingly secured Treasury agreement that there will be no maximum rate of housing association grant in Wales this year. This will give Housing for Wales the flexibility that it needs to progress schemes which reflect local needs and costs in every area in Wales and for all categories of people in housing need.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy with regard to the promotion of low-cost home ownership schemes in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristWe have asked Housing for Wales for this year to give particular attention to low-cost home ownership schemes, particularly in rural areas. Welsh Office officials have also recently secured a significantlly higher value limit for shared ownership schemes as it is important that this type of development should continue throughout the Principality.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the number of dwellings owned, (b) the number of dwellings built, (c) the number of dwellings sold and (d) the number of dwellings purchased from the private sector, in each year since 1980 by each housing authority in Wales.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested is not readily available and I will reply as soon as possible.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the details of each request he has received from housing authorities for special loans to allow them to purchase dwellings from the private sector.
§ Mr. GristThe Welsh Office has received bids totaling £1.2 million from the following district authorities:
- Aberconwy
- Arfon
- Ceredigion
- Dwyfor
- Isle of Anglesey
- Montgomeryshire
- Preseli (Pembs)
We are currently considering the applications and hope to announce the actual allocations shortly.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many second homes there are in each district authority area in Wales; and in each case what percentage of the total housing stock they represent.
§ Mr. GristEstimates of the number of second homes alone are not available. The Welsh inter-censal survey, 467W however, provides an assessment of the percentage of homes identified as definite or presumed second/holiday homes. These figures are given in the following table:
Second and Holiday Homes 1986 Number of Second and Holiday Homes Second and Holiday Homes as per cent. of District Stock (a) Alyn and Deeside 50 — Colwyn 960 4 Delyn 280 1 Glyndwr 690 4 Rhuddlan 480 2 Wrexham Maelor 100 — Carmarthen 490 2 Ceredigion 1,570 6 Dinefwr 290 2 Llanelli 120 — Preseli 1,950 7 South Pembrokeshire 1,510 9 Blaenau Gwent 50 — Islwyn 20 — Monmouth 130 — Newport 100 — Torfaen 80 — Aberconwy 2,040 9 Arfon 1,380 6 Dwyfor 2,860 21 Meirionnydd 3,200 20 Ynys Mon 1,760 6 Cynon Valley 70 — Merthyr Tydfil 0 — Ogwr 50 — Rhondda 20 — 468W
Grant applications outstanding at 31 December 1988 Improvement and conversion Repairs Intermediate Special All grants Aberconwy 29 21 4 6 60 Alyn and Deeside 26 72 0 0 98 Arfon 97 239 1 1 338 Blaenau Gwent 1,206 3,153 156 0 4,515 Brecknock 62 342 31 0 435 Cardiff 1,888 2,994 334 159 5,375 Carmarthen 220 372 4 2 598 Ceredigion 131 866 36 0 1,033 Colwyn 172 77 0 4 253 Cynon Valley 180 1,774 1,581 0 3,535 Delyn 12 62 4 0 78 Dinefwr 23 276 1 0 300 Dwyfor 55 388 23 2 468 Glyndwr 174 184 60 0 418 Islwyn 14 157 0 0 171 Llanelli 24 327 7 0 358 Lliw Valley 45 207 23 0 275 Meirionnydd 1 4 2 0 7 Merthyr Tydfil 10 235 50 0 295 Monmouth 3 0 0 0 3 Montgomeryshire 21 71 16 0 108 Neath 221 472 20 1 714 Newport 632 1,554 47 24 2,257 Ogwr 300 774 36 48 1,158 Port Talbot (Afan) 178 1,196 14 0 1,388 Preseli 904 1,009 2 2 1,917 Radnor 89 190 21 0 300 Rhondda 1,196 3,461 1,229 0 5,886 Rhuddlan 63 19 1 0 83 Rhymney Valley 374 2,237 78 0 2,689 South Pembrokeshire 161 72 6 0 239 Swansea 891 658 45 27 1,621 Taff-Ely 141 151 26 41 359 Torfaen 229 719 293 0 1,241 Vale of Glamorgan 8 926 3 2 939 Wrexham Maelor 65 260 22 0 347 Ynys Mon 19 25 9 0 53 WALES TOTAL 9,864 25,544 4,185 319 39,912
Number of Second and Holiday Homes Second and Holiday Homes as per cent. of District Stock (a) Rhymney Valley 20 — Taff-Ely 100 — Brecknock 650 4 Montgomeryshire 1,040 5 Radnor 410 4 Cardiff 50 — Vale of Glamorgan 260 1 Lliw Valley 70 — Neath 0 — Port Talbot (Afan) 40 — Swansea 460 1 WALES 23,340 2 (a)—indicates 0.5 per cent. or less. Source: Welsh Inter-Censal Survey 1986.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are on the waiting lists for accommodation of each housing authority in Wales.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are on each housing authority's waiting list for improvement grants in wales.
§ Mr. GristThe number of home improvement grant applications outstanding at the end of December 1988 is given in the following table:
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Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the average price of each category of dwelling in each district authority area in Wales; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
Average private sector dwelling prices by type of dwelling: Wales 000's Year Bungalow Detached house Semi-detached house Terraced house Flat or maisonette in converted house Purpose built flat or maisonette All dwellings 1979 18.5 26.0 15.6 11.4 13.2 11.5 17.1 1980 21.5 29.6 18.3 13.6 16.1 17.0 19.4 1981 23.5 32.1 18.7 14.5 12.0 17.0 20.2 1982 22.8 33.7 18.3 14.6 17.1 13.1 19.7 1983 26.7 36.5 20.5 15.9 19.5 16.5 22.5 1984 27.1 37.2 22.0 17.6 15.4 19.2 23.7 1985 30.2 41.4 22.3 18.3 17.1 19.8 25.0 1986 34.8 42.4 25.5 19.8 18.9 25.2 27.4 1987 36.8 48.7 26.3 21.3 22.6 26.5 29.7 1988 42.4 59.3 30.1 25.7 24.3 27.3 34.2 Source: Sample Survey of Building Society Mortgages,DOE.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total per capita public spending on housing in(a) Wales and (b) each district authority area in Wales; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since1979.
Local authority gross expenditure on housing per capita Provisional 1979–80 £/head 1980–81 £/head 1981–82 £/head 1982–83 £/head 1983–84 £/head 1984–85 £/head 1985–86 £/head 1986–87 £/head 1987–88 £/head Alyn and Deeside 36.65 50.97 48.68 74.88 78.30 80.07 71.42 82.49 88.23 Colwyn 60.87 61.45 47.88 58.51 75.37 56.02 63.14 71.56 56.04 Delyn 48.34 48.14 53.85 62.65 74.14 60.59 61.89 80.96 85.32 Glyndwr 59.80 66.65 63.06 71.64 98.99 93.75 70.87 76.98 78.74 Rhuddlan 28.69 25.99 29.51 39.97 63.23 40.86 38.07 41.78 49.87 Wrexham Maelor 50.58 60.91 57.94 68.91 84.61 78.46 89.43 106.09 112.84 Carmarthen 77.27 70.30 79.22 106.44 209.08 117.92 102.11 116.40 145.68 Ceredigion 54.06 69.78 59.56 73.41 148.99 85.98 78.11 87.01 78.64 Dinefwr 51.50 49.73 41.40 60.28 96.10 74.79 65.24 75.89 85.91 Llanelli 72.87 63.43 54.47 68.49 108.30 102.24 95.10 100.19 114.04 Preseli Pembrokeshire 55.89 52.09 70.34 82.48 106.14 103.88 84.15 98.21 98.14 South Pembroke 67.91 71.38 63.75 85.41 134.09 134.06 102.86 96.08 140.29 Blaenau Gwent 127.67 157.64 115.16 182.66 221.86 181.98 149.33 215.14 245.63 Islwyn 87.02 92.12 82.14 122.88 169.67 169.41 137.36 192.33 241.41 Monmouth 57.86 60.60 66.74 87.89 127.55 95.42 112.28 128.49 145.89 Newport 89.18 90.18 95.21 119.50 156.08 125.49 139.75 148.96 190.47 Torfaen 84.12 77.18 80.54 121.85 129.43 120.39 105.03 178.64 190.91 Aberconwy 44.25 52.36 43.67 57.99 90.61 79.60 72.20 69.19 72.64 Arfon 58.26 78.11 83.21 87.79 136.13 108.97 99.34 106.43 116.10 Dwyfor 40.37 44.46 39.47 62.06 144.77 83.67 64.18 61.68 60.15 Meirionnydd 63.14 54.99 56.54 72.24 159.27 152.64 82.75 87.82 61.98 Ynys Môn 71.73 70.11 50.66 70.35 143.63 76.95 75.47 95.33 103.13 Cynon Valley 70.22 62.67 65.90 79.35 109.39 81.71 85.72 115.83 161.33 Merthyr Tydfil 108.93 97.93 80.46 92.96 132.91 107.66 103.53 127.49 174.92 Ogwr 73.30 66.69 62.94 74.23 107.63 101.97 81.54 90.50 69.05 Rhondda 100.66 96.93 92.63 119.35 203.16 196.69 139.19 165.95 204.32 Rhymney Valley 79.65 88.32 77.99 102.06 118.39 117.73 95.46 130.45 178.16 Taff Ely 82.70 81.56 88.93 109.08 154.94 102.42 84.52 113.48 136.36 Brecknock 50.12 48.00 49.32 51.46 95.03 66.15 68.81 86.37 83.35 Montgomeryshire 35.21 50.84 36.17 51.10 105.66 67.03 60.99 74.36 86.36 Radnor 41.70 51.61 46.25 91.55 118.22 68.20 66.09 72.73 81.27 Cardiff 76.54 76.64 82.47 99.17 152.80 117.31 123.56 130.02 170.59 Vale of Glamorgan 53.30 55.15 43.67 71.92 86.16 67.34 51.52 90.22 80.07 Port Talbot 54.93 58.92 59.96 89.35 125.88 119.69 102.88 150.96 222.79 Lliw Valley 89.14 80.97 73.31 95.05 111.13 87.55 89.26 103.20 119.65 Neath 51.92 53.86 60.46 92.88 116.69 87.29 94.39 112.65 135.25 Swansea 55.15 63.75 68.20 89.19 112.41 109.94 99.87 110.55 108.65 Total Wales 68.46 70.82 68.40 89.39 126.58 104.20 95.08 114.35 131.43
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the total receipts from the sale of dwellings from
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§ Mr. GristAverage dwelling prices are not available by district. The average dwelling prices by type of dwelling for Wales as a whole are shown in the following table:
§ Mr. GristThe total per capita public spending on housing by local authority, excluding housing benefit, any expenditure by the Housing Corporation and advances under the Housing and Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, for each local authority and for Wales, for each financial year since 1979–80 is shown in the following table:
their stock by each housing authority in Wales in each year 471W since the inception of the right-to-buy policy; and what proportion of those receipts was allocated to the housing budget in each case.
Local authority capital receipts from sale of dwellings £ thousand Local authority 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–881 Alyn and Deeside 528 218 262 258 385 684 762 Colwyn 728 663 529 415 544 585 713 Delyn 753 436 318 301 n/a 621 1,046 Glyndwr 782 890 456 254 428 540 585 Rhuddlan 409 316 326 299 196 340 673 Wrexham Maelor 1,997 1,244 467 464 820 1,259 1,669 Carmarthen 1,631 1,269 919 880 528 670 804 Caredigion 1,562 1,858 1,141 783 538 924 791 Dinefwr 700 544 276 220 364 634 596 Llanelli 1,562 1,545 1,813 974 672 897 1,234 Preseli 2,548 1,326 1,376 822 832 753 981 South Pembroke 277 1,110 1,416 562 440 n/a 722 Blaenau Gwent 935 1,313 756 507 n/a 1,274 1,429 Islwyn 1,652 8,274 2,702 1,615 1,433 2,064 2,270 Monmouth 690 864 1,326 1,431 1,296 1,422 2,263 Newport 1,217 1,421 1,726 1,727 2,250 3,326 2,668 Torfaen 2,688 2,750 1,921 2,137 1,220 4,644 3,393 Aberconwy 1,080 1,206 697 464 526 663 629 Arfon 1,006 639 457 491 363 475 489 Dwyfor 526 506 235 129 189 111 95 Meirionnydd 569 1,081 618 293 239 257 419 Ynys Mon 1,081 974 382 344 753 605 579 Cynon Valley 529 1,048 461 465 386 731 763 Merthyr Tydfil 1,361 1,732 978 670 1,103 1,411 1,706 Ogwr 1,229 2,982 1,614 1,370 1,601 2,486 3,054 Rhondda 362 171 191 132 243 365 375 Rhymney Valley 1,884 2,487 1,711 1,258 1,158 2,310 2,159 Taff Ely 1,056 936 1,694 1,378 1,363 2,067 2,838 Brecknock 1,838 830 915 831 768 n/a 988 Montgomeryshire 1,779 1,183 698 452 530 846 562 Radnor 692 658 655 246 272 215 522 Cardiff 1,312 5,089 2,239 583 3,777 7,224 5,600 Vale of Glamorgan 1,127 1,836 1,936 1,485 1,228 2,215 1,970 Port Talbot 803 1,483 1,607 1,197 1,481 1,917 2,363 Lliw Valley 598 1,262 508 401 670 877 998 Neath 1,604 970 417 536 532 971 1,366 Swansea 1,067 1,629 1,267 1,139 1,557 2,141 3,545 Total Wales 42,142 54,743 35,743 27,513 48,522 48,522 53,619 1 Provisional. n/a = Not available. Source: Capital Outurn Return.