§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effect of homelessness or insecure housing upon people's health in Wales. [5919]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansNone, but I have recently issued guidance to local authorities to take into account factors such as a property's physical condition and security of tenure when considering applications from homeless people.
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§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales are deemed to be homeless at the latest possible date and by Welsh county or predecessor authorities; and if he will make a statement. [6282]
§ Mr. EvansInformation on the number of people in households accepted by local authorities as homeless is provided in the following table.
People in households accepted as homeless, April to June 1996 Authority Number Blaenau Gwent 143 Bridgend 652 Caerphilly Ill Cardiff 397 Carmarthenshire 104 Ceredigion 70 Conwy 83 Denbighshire 44 Flintshire 153 Gwynedd 51 Isle of Anglesey 35 Merthyr Tydfil 85 Monmouthshire 85 Neath Port Talbot 158 Newport 368 Pembrokeshire 91 Powys 142 Rhondda Cynon Taff 475 Swansea 648 Torfaen 81 The Vale of Glamorgan 53 Wrexham 146 Wales 4,175 Source:
Local authority returns.