Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the 10 Welsh housing authorities which share the £4.29 million for prefabricated reinforced concrete houses; how much each received for which purposes; and how many prefabricated reinforced concrete houses are involved in each housing authority.
§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett[holding answer 3 May 1991]: The 10 authorities which share the additional allocation are shown as follows, together with the amounts made available, and the numbers of precast concrete houses in each authority's area.
The additional resources are mainly to help homeowners who are eligible for assistance under the housing defects legislation. The allocation for Glyndwr and Port Talbot is to assist in dealing with particular difficulties over system built houses in their own stock. The additional funds are allocated against ongoing reinstatement programmes and not specific dwellings.
have shown some improvement in recent sales. In addition, Welsh sheep farmers enjoy significant financial support through the EC sheep regime and hill livestock compensatory allowances. This support, which takes account of both market prices and income levels, is estimated to total some £96 million in 1990.