§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses were(a) started and (b) completed in 1990 for each of the local authorities in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information is given in the following table.
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Local Authority starts and completions 19901 Welsh districts Starts Completions Aberconwy 0 0 Alyn and Deeside 67 52 Arfon 0 0 Blaenau Gwent2 0 0 Brecknock 0 19 Cardiff 47 0 Carmarthen 0 0 Ceredigion 0 6 Colwyn 0 0 Cynon Valley 0 0 Delyn 0 0 Dinefwr 0 0 Dwyfor 8 0 Glyndwr 0 0 Islwyn 0 9 Llanelli 106 28 Lliw Valley 0 69 Meirionnydd 0 0 Merthyr Tydfil 0 0 Monmouth2 0 68 (6) if he will give the reasons behind the decision to provide a transitional relief level of £79 to poll tax payers in Llansantffraid Glyn Cevriog, for 1991–92 and all the figures involved in the calculation.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettI refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply to him on 4 February. The table gives the specific information requested.
Welsh districts Starts Completions Montgomeryshire 24 8 Neath 0 0 Newport 0 64 Ogwr 0 6 Port Talbot 0 0 Preseli Pembrokeshire 18 6 Radnorshire 0 22 Rhondda 0 0 Rhuddlan 8 31 Rhymney Valley 0 6 South Pembrokeshire 0 0 Swansea 0 75 Taff-Ely 0 0 Torfaen 0 0 Vale of Glamorgan 29 41 Wrexham Maelor 31 41 Ynys Mon 0 0 Wales total 338 551 1 Provisional. 2 The information for Blaenau Gwent and Monmouth is for the period January to November 1990.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many houses were(a) started and (b) completed by each of the housing associations in Wales in 1990.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettData for 1990 are not yet available. Housing for Wales plan to provide 3,000 additional units during the financial year 1990–91.