§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many home improvement grants have been given(a) in general and (b) specifically to households in order to replace lead plumbing in each district, borough and city council area for each year since 1985.
§ Mr. GristThe total number of completed home improvement grants is given in the table. Data on the number of grants specifically given in order to replace lead plumbing is not collected centrally.22W
Number of home improvement grants completed by district, 1985–89 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Aberconwy 204 155 134 212 179 Alyn and Deeside 131 134 184 200 158 Arfon 413 480 434 437 390 Blaenau Gwent 529 414 844 659 398 Brecknock 136 143 213 332 397 Cardiff 2,456 2,572 2,847 2,720 3,221 Carmarthen 358 518 450 428 402 Ceredigion 348 336 202 160 265 Colwyn 58 310 166 257 310 Cynon Valley 271 549 1,258 1,488 1,098 Delyn 150 179 233 193 165 Dinefwr 146 197 159 127 133 Dwyfor 125 186 131 113 173 Glyndwr 170 130 151 174 187 Islwyn 1,109 1,162 1,214 1,464 1,559 Llanelli 398 324 545 471 1,024 Lliw Valley 257 416 453 508 499 Meirionnydd 547 241 154 90 120 Merthyr Tydfil 374 456 590 733 773 Monmouth 223 362 207 454 158 Montgomeryshire 142 158 187 153 204 Neath 284 506 683 661 419 Newport 486 822 501 543 544 Ogwr 859 855 808 924 965 Port Talbot (Afan) 186 317 437 548 443 Preseli Pembrokeshire 232 335 372 377 524 Radnorshire 142 102 129 105 110 Rhondda 1,973 2,066 1,405 1,742 1,535 Rhuddlan 34 63 70 52 47 Rhymney Valley 433 518 876 801 965 South Pembrokeshire 388 405 438 355 382 Swansea 1,974 1,474 1,151 1,130 1,013 Taff-Ely 536 555 396 408 520 Torfaen 327 373 381 437 274 Vale of Glamorgan 328 460 369 400 372 Wrexham Maelor 112 90 72 83 65 Ynys Mon 313 208 253 248 218 Wales Total 17,152 18,571 19,097 20,187 20,209