§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the total number of local authority homes now sold in Wales, giving the total amount of moneys raised since 1983; and if he will provide similar figures for each of the local authority housing authorities in the county of Clwyd.
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§ Mr. Gwilym JonesInformation on the total number of former council owned homes and which are now owned by the families who live in them and the receipts from these sales from April 1983 to March 1994 is shown in the table.
Local authority dwellings sold between April 1983 and March 1994 Dwellings sold Receipts1 £000 Alyn and Deeside 1,304 16,348 Colwyn 708 7,083 Delyn 922 13,767 Glyndwr 813 10,295 Rhuddlan 727 8,239 Wrexham Maelor 3,023 36,041 Clwyd 7,497 91,773 Wales 66,744 799,782 1Includes the repayment of principal on local authority mortgages.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to stimulate local authority house building; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesI see a vital enabling role for local authorities in assessing housing need in their areas and facilitating the provision of new housing through housing associations and the private sector.