HC Deb 14 June 1993 vol 226 cc464-5W
Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what was the number of homeless inquiries made under part III of the Housing Act 1985 by district(a) in 1991 and (b) in 1992;

(2) how many cases were accepted expressed as a percentage of those presented under part III of the Housing Act 1985 by district (a) in 1991 and (b) in 1992;

(3) how many cases were accepted under part III of the Housing Act 1985 by district (a) in 1991 and (b) in 1992;

(4) how many cases were presented under part III of the Housing Act 1985 by district (a) in 1991 and (b) in 1992.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information requested is given in the table:

Enquiries made Cases Presented Cases1 Accepted Cases accepted1 as a percentage of those presented
1991 1992 1991 1992 1991 1992 1991 1992
Torfaen 1,485 2,403 921 840 522 471 57 56
Vale of Glamorgan 956 975 1,095 639 416 474 38 74
Wrexham Maelor 973 978 851 397 408 487 48 123
Ynys Mon 91 92 54 80 42 78 78 98
1 In some instances, the number of cases accepted during the year can be higher than the number presented due to some presentations being carried over from the previous year.

Source: Local authority returns.

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