§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total value of supplementary credit approvals granted by his Department for developing housing in rural Wales during each of the last two years; and what is the estimated amount to be allocated for 1993–94.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesA variety of measures assist the development of rural housing in Wales as detailed in the table:
£ million 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Outturn Planned outturn Plans Rural Housing 3.8 4.3 4..0 Private Rented Sector 2.3 2.6 1— Homelessness 0.7 0.2 1— Mandatory Renovation Grants 129.4 41.0 47.2 Area Renewal, Group Repair, etc 3.0 3.7 1— Supplementary Rural Allocation 3.7 — — Measures to Stimulate the Housing Market — 10.2 — Housing for Wales2 32.0 35.0 34..0 1 The distribution of these reserves for 1993–94 between rural and urban authorities and which are worth, in total, £28.5 million, has yet to be decided. 2 Base programme only—does not include transfers from local authorities.