HC Deb 06 February 1991 vol 185 cc164-5W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses were sold by each of the local authorities in Wales for the last four years estimating the amount realised by each local authority on the sales.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The information is given in the table:

Sales of local authority dwellings and associated amounts realized 1986–1989
Sales 1986–89
Local authority Number Amount realized(£000's)
Aberconwy 624 6,463
Alyn and Deeside 709 7,023
Arfon 497 5,280
Blaenau Gwent 1,118 10,544
Brecknock 509 5,862
Cardiff 3,460 42,246
Carmarthen 381 4,513
Ceredigion 534 6,655
Colwyn 384 3,899
Cynon Valley 526 4,312
Delyn 456 4,489
Dinefwr 364 3,555
Dwyfor 94 1,087
GlyndŴr 435 4,477
Islwyn 1,154 11,866
Llanelli 1,052 8,290
Lliw Valley 634 5,496
Meirionnydd 287 2,915
Merthyr Tydfil 1,021 8,995
Monmouth 818 11,958
Montgomeryshire 410 5,188
Neath 920 8,516
Newport 1,633 21,052
Ogwr 1,761 18,123
Port Talbot 1,405 13,218
Preseli Pembrokeshire 859 9,354
Radnorshire 161 2,134
Rhondda 342 2,473
Rhuddlan 369 3,788
Rhymney Valley 1,237 11,749
South Pembrokeshire 358 4,560
Swansea 2,189 21,841
Taff-Ely 1,702 15,964
Torfaen 1,518 18,072
Vale of Glamorgan 1,209 16,179
Wrexham Maelor 1,572 15,646
Ynys Môn 702 8,407

I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will share my pleasure that so many tenants have been able to buy their houses.