§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to(a) increase the proportion of housing association grants currently allocated to rural areas and (b) allow a decrease in the borrowing requirements of rural housing associations.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesI have no plans to do so.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy that improvement grants for rural houses in Wales are issued only on the basis of a commitment that the property will stay in local ownership for a predetermined period and that the property is the only and principal home of the applicant.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesHome renovation grants are available where the property is the only or main home of the applicant. We have no plans to change these rules.