§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish rent arrears for each of the district councils and boroughs of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristRent arrears information in respect of 1988–89 for each local authority district in Wales is given in the table. The figures indicate both current and former tenants' arrears and are taken from returns supplied by local authorities to the Department.
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Local Authority Rent Arrears 1988–89 (£) Aberconwy Borough Council 128,200 Alyn and Deeside District Council 106,400 Arfon Borough Council 130,000 Blaenau Gwent Borough Council 154,820 Brecknock Borough Council 69,767 Cardiff City Council 732,889 Carmarthen District Council 107,929 Ceredigion District Council 105,000 Colwyn Borough Council 134,730 Cynon Valley Borough Council 217,720 Delyn Borough Council 130,284 Dinefwr Borough Council 110,242 Dwyfor District Council 14,120 Glyndwr District Council 217,598 Islwyn Borough Council 69,980 Llanelli Borough Council 275,236 Lliw Valley Borough Council 201,312 Meirionydd District Council 45,966 Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council 137,251 Monmouth Borough Council 116,077 Montgomery District Council 102,771 Neath Borough Council 190,809 Newport Borough Council 510,187 Ogwr Borough Council 1,158,015 Port Talbot Borough Council 149,590 Preseli District Council 232,600 Radnor District Council 21,000 Rhondda Borough Council 179,640 Rhuddlan Borough Council 61,435 Rhymney Valley District Council 226,367 South Pembrokeshire District Council 79,500 Swansea City Council 679,184 Taff-Ely Borough Council 333,620 Torfaen Borough Council 403,696 Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council 131,200 Wrexham Maelor Borough Council 485,049 Ynys Mon Borough Council 144,170
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assistance he plans for the housing authorities of Wales concerning rent arrears.
§ Mr. GristRent arrears is a housing management issue and I look to councils to resolve it. I stand ready to consider any realistic proposals that the Council of Welsh Districts (CWD) cares to put to me to promulgate good practice.