HC Deb 06 February 1991 vol 185 cc163-4W
Mr. Barry Jones

To 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 Bennett

The information is given in the following table.

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 Bennett

I 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 Jones

To 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 Bennett

Data for 1990 are not yet available. Housing for Wales plan to provide 3,000 additional units during the financial year 1990–91.