§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households there are in bed-and-breakfast accommodation and in other temporary accommodation in Wales in each of the boroughs and districts; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristThe figures are as follows:
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Numbers of households in temporary accommodation on 31 December 1989 At end of quarter Total Bed and breakfast Aberconwy 0 0 Alyn and Deeside 28 1 Arfon 3 0 Blaenau Gwent 12 0 Brecknock 7 0 Cardiff 179 110 Carmarthen 16 0 Ceredigion 3 2 Colwyn 5 0 Cynon Valley 8 0 Delyn 18 4 Dinefwr 4 4 Dwyfor 2 1 Glyndwr 1 0 Islwyn 14 1 Llanelli 25 17 Lliw Valley 30 0 Meirionnydd 7 0 Merthyr Tydfil 2 0 Monmouth 36 2 Montgomery 8 0 Neath 20 7 Newport 141 1 Ogwy 8 0 Port Talbot 27 2 Preseli Pembrokeshire 12 4 Radnor 1 0 Rhondda 0 0 Rhuddlan 3 0 Rhymney Valley 17 13 South Pembrokeshire 10 0 Swansea 24 2 Taff Ely 5 1 Torfaen 18 0 Vale of Glamorgan 133 0 Wrexham Maelor 5 1 Ynys Mon 0 0 Wales 832 173
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are homeless in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristIn the period October to December 1989, 1,618 households were accepted as homeless by local authorities in Wales. I announced a package of measures to tackle homelessness in Wales on 11 December.