§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local authority the rent arrears owed by local authority tenants for the last year for which figures are available and the total rent owing.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information as at 31 March 1993 is as follows:
Local Authority Current and Former Tenants' Arrears £ Aberconwy BC 75,301 Alyn and Deeside DC 251,363 Arfon BC 108,691 Blaenau Gwent BC 103,099 Brecknock BC 65,207 Cardiff CC 951,585 Carmarthen DC 168,368 Ceredigion DC 133,000 Colwyn BC 68,233 Cynon Valley BC 100,000 Delyn BC 117,825 Dinefwr BC 144,000 Dwyfor DC 35,419 Glyndwr DC 223,415 Islwyn BC 117,000 Llanelli BC 218,822 Lliw Valley BC 144,292 Meirionnydd DC 42,000 Merthyr Tydfil BC 100,985 Monmouth BC 205,675 Montgomeryshire DC 104,876 Neath BC 224,300 Newport BC 686,000 Ogwr BC 542,358 Port Talbot BC 190,673 Preseli Pembs DC 177,000 Radnorshire DC 41,500 Rhondda BC 260,000 Rhuddlan BC 121,100 Rhymney Valley DC 495,000 South Pembs DC 170,470 Swansea CC 1,179,944 Taff Ely BC 431,906 Torfaen BC 468,157 Vale of Glam BC 198,000 Wrexham Maelor BC 351,548 Ynys Mon BC 160,000 Total 9,177,112 Source: Local authority returns.