§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps his Department is taking to help first-time house seekers in Wales to secure a house to buy or rent at a price within their reach.
§ Mr. GristA large number of first-time buyers are able to buy a house at prices well within their reach through our right-to-buy policy and, more recently through our pilot flexi-ownership scheme in mid-Wales. Furthermore, there are a number of established low-cost home ownership initiatives operating in Wales and several authorities have developed innovative schemes to meet particular local needs. The Department actively encourages the development of these schemes both through the dissemination of information and best practice and by allowing the beneficial treatment of capital receipts derived from such schemes. In addition, Housing for Wales, funded this year in excess of £100 million, will provide some 3,000 new homes to rent and to buy at affordable prices, including innovative schemes for the elderly and for homes in rural areas. These new homes will supplement the substantial number of homes available for rent each year by local authorities at affordable rents.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information there is as to the number and proportion of homes in Wales(a) in need of repairs exceeding £2,000 and (b) which lack basic amenities; and whether the Welsh housing survey identifies those occupied by pensioners, unemployed single-parent families, disabled people and people with low incomes, respectively.
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New housebuilding in Wales: 1979 to 1989 Completions of new dwellings for local authorities, new towns and Government departments 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Aberconwy 125 — 123 — 38 — 20 — — — — Alyn and Deeside 29 32 52 50 86 39 30 33 49 31 29 Arfon 59 31 19 46 4 28 9 — 18 — 31 Blaenau Gwent 58 331 366 67 — 30 48 — 27 27 39 Brecknock 70 49 — 30 24 14 12 — 25 32 12 Cardiff 353 443 368 240 310 344 107 — 6 16 — Carmarthen 22 66 55 61 132 46 28 18 43 13 4 Ceredigion 89 48 113 86 — 165 — 41 40 23 3 Colwyn 43 109 81 — 50 24 — 18 — — — Cynon Valley 122 40 — 14 — 40 — — — 25 — Delyn — 39 10 7 — — 2 — — — — Dinefwr 34 54 52 2 22 55 16 34 30 2 — Dwyfor 40 30 27 8 5 — 9 4 — 5 — Glyndwr 100 13 114 43 23 4 — — — — 42 Islwyn 151 26 119 44 25 64 21 40 64 21 28 Llanelli 70 34 78 26 42 — 67 40 70 — 81 Lliw Valley 211 124 132 91 90 111 22 34 33 21 6 Meirionnydd 33 54 51 16 33 12 — — 1 — 12 Merthyr Tydfil 75 218 156 12 7 9 — — 4 12 20 Monmouth — 93 6 80 71 60 107 74 15 — 16 Montgomeryshire1 141 98 99 26 41 103 — 64 8 26 73 Neath 103 56 43 18 71 76 16 26 38 39 4 Newport 159 85 285 172 43 169 67 119 42 261 111 Ogwr 97 131 202 79 9 60 139 40 51 8 — Port Talbot 60 — 24 — — — — — — — — Preseli Pembrokeshire 62 62 3 16 — — — 9 24 21 20 Radnorshire 39 30 20 20 — 69 10 2 12 — — Rhondda 78 161 116 27 — — — — — — — Rhuddlan 24 57 25 37 40 59 24 44 42 — 24 Rhymney Valley 70 169 161 58 73 79 30 15 — 18 24 South Pembrokeshire 88 65 — — 6 1 20 — — — —
§ Mr. GristThe information is given in the following table; that for disabled people is not available.
Repair Costs and Availability of Basic Amenities, By Household Type1 Occupied first homes Number As a percentage of all occupied first homes2 Repair costs of £2,000 and over 180,900 17.7 Of these: Household headed by person of pensionable age 71,200 7.0 Single parent household headed by unemployed person 500 — Gross household income less than £4,000 90,900 8.9 Lacking one or more basic amenity 42,200 4.1 Of these: Household headed by person of pensionable age 22,600 2.2 Single parent household headed by unemployed person 200 — Gross household income less than £4,000 28,600 2.8 Source:
1 Welsh Housing Surveys, 1986. Figures are estimates based on the results of sample surveys and are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2 "—" represents less than one half of one per cent.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many houses were built in(a) the public sector and (b) the private sector in each district authority area in Wales in 1989; and what were the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. GristThe information is given in the following tables. Figures exclude dwellings provided by rehabilitation or conversion.
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Completions of new dwellings for local authorities, new towns and Government departments 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Swansea 153 107 63 126 29 105 57 — 29 53 9 Taff-Ely 104 227 110 62 85 90 — 12 54 58 24 Torfaen2 345 313 145 137 252 131 112 122 20 33 — Vale of Glamorgan 13 69 124 49 24 20 18 36 3 28 6 Wrexham Maelor 6 42 113 69 62 61 66 11 55 — 12 Ynys Môn 109 198 81 61 41 84 18 34 9 21 — Wales 3,335 3,704 3,536 1,880 1,738 2,152 1,075 870 812 794 630 1 Includes dwellings in the New Town of Newtown. 2 Includes dwellings in the New Town of Cwmbran until April 1986.
Completions of new dwellings for housing associations 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Aberconwy 10 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 24 Alyn and Deeside 0 33 0 0 0 0 24 19 0 0 0 Arfon 0 25 52 12 0 0 1 9 30 20 40 Blaenau Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 38 40 0 64 Brecknock 11 18 22 36 30 0 0 0 12 0 65 Cardiff 223 207 76 180 57 38 117 38 23 214 462 Carmarthen 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 23 21 2 Ceredigion 30 43 12 10 0 0 0 17 12 43 65 Colwyn 25 0 50 34 2 15 0 0 10 30 34 Cynon Valley 0 0 0 46 14 0 0 40 40 34 67 Delyn 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 16 0 0 12 Dinefwr 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 22 Dwyfor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 21 8 Glyndwr 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 10 7 Islwyn 0 0 0 12 37 13 8 0 0 0 0 Llanelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lliw Valley 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 14 0 0 14 Meirionnydd 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Merthyr Tydfil 142 154 0 154 80 15 3 0 14 28 26 Monmouth 0 0 63 0 0 39 0 0 0 74 121 Montgomeryshire1 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 19 0 23 79 Neath 51 76 0 0 11 24 0 10 0 32 0 Newport 60 0 0 6 0 54 84 74 0 9 0 Ogwr 0 116 28 49 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 Port Talbot 0 0 91 8 0 0 0 39 28 6 40 Preseli Pembrokeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 33 0 29 Radnorshire 24 35 0 17 34 13 0 37 0 6 4 Rhondda 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 8 16 73 Rhuddlan 34 0 24 0 39 0 10 0 0 12 16 Rhymney Valley 134 54 0 21 64 6 9 27 14 4 80 South Pembrokeshire 0 0 0 0 6 30 0 0 0 0 0 Swansea 128 14 0 0 76 118 88 33 46 44 50 Taff-Ely 0 0 0 0 0 24 68 20 12 0 16 Torfaen2 2 0 0 117 0 0 58 7 0 12 0 Vale of Glamorgan 70 78 61 51 9 68 0 0 31 0 0 Wrexham Maelor 32 18 61 41 0 52 0 28 47 20 24 Ynys Môn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 Wales 1,016 917 540 794 529 593 607 534 467 708 1,465 1 Includes dwellings in the New Town of Newtown. 2 Includes dwellings in the New Town of Cwmbran until April 1986. 252W253W
Completions of new dwellings for the private sector 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Aberconwy 102 48 59 81 67 35 260 156 255 132 151 Alyn and Deeside 228 151 79 151 181 170 98 150 208 294 148 Arfon 75 121 101 87 64 47 98 83 110 112 101 Blaenau Gwent 3 19 0 18 37 123 53 12 59 84 167 Brecknock 117 108 87 80 75 90 108 82 84 116 150 Cardiff 458 495 639 694 686 695 1,165 1,219 1,458 1,894 1,070 Carmarthen 71 140 148 92 125 236 120 145 169 270 205 Ceredigion 198 238 165 149 134 189 132 171 149 227 262 Colwyn 305 263 156 159 261 212 235 252 241 355 358 Cynon Valley 35 13 83 40 112 102 53 52 60 66 148 Delyn 166 197 150 134 106 140 106 210 189 212 229 Dinefwr 61 104 88 39 51 60 88 54 69 140 222 Dwyfor 186 168 71 64 110 62 66 61 69 82 83 Glyndwr 110 74 112 101 135 131 183 182 116 89 249 Islwyn 12 0 43 22 75 43 115 88 25 31 87 Llanelli 105 91 72 67 105 45 103 98 51 38 63 Lliw Valley 114 160 108 71 153 203 180 130 160 88 233
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Meirionnydd 62 74 49 55 2 25 54 46 19 72 51 Merthyr Tydfil 108 70 15 30 75 68 113 83 127 153 165 Monmouth 392 291 247 211 254 427 364 348 376 414 327 Montgomeryshire1 170 282 202 174 195 92 165 231 298 283 317 Neath 124 137 115 72 58 55 50 90 94 161 141 Newport 375 323 374 304 184 124 702 527 335 376 453 Ogwr 365 319 265 273 375 359 351 275 438 527 399 Port Talbot 29 11 34 32 9 15 12 35 15 79 87 Preseli Pembrokeshire 233 138 77 101 104 83 34 70 331 244 229 Radnorshire 104 76 62 43 40 106 79 74 130 171 216 Rhondda 38 33 45 27 9 16 19 16 15 124 81 Rhuddlan 233 166 179 115 108 183 129 143 109 122 67 Rhymney Valley 319 172 179 156 109 168 109 131 213 127 182 South Pembrokeshire 105 153 121 99 65 161 78 90 166 165 162 Swansea 358 212 197 136 278 211 78 313 361 497 302 Taff-Ely 380 262 152 190 172 178 286 306 330 527 437 Torfaen2 18 0 4 192 126 290 247 164 273 259 245 Vale of Glamorgan 395 163 41 267 256 448 159 383 457 463 958 Wrexham Maelor 436 379 363 295 295 484 207 422 250 388 371 Ynys Môn 294 281 223 261 204 200 141 134 166 153 182 Wales 6,914 5,932 5,105 5,082 5,395 6,276 6,540 7,026 7,975 9,535 9,298 1 Includes dwellings in the New Town of Newtown. 2 Includes dwellings in the New Town of Cwmbran until April 1986.