§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the amount so far of council house sales receipts that he has released to each of the housing authorities of Wales to date; what amounts he proposes to release; what amount of sales receipts each housing authority in Wales holds; and if he will make a statement. [60556]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThe amounts allocated to each of the unitary authorities in Wales under the Capital Receipts Initiative (CRI) in 1997–98 and 1998–99, and the amounts of receipts from the sale of council housing held by each unitary authority in Wales at 31 March 1998, are in the tables. The distributions under the CRI took account of the cumulative set aside receipts for each authority since 1990, not the cash held from set aside receipts.
My right hon. Friend is currently consulting on spending plans for Welsh Office programmes for the next three financial years and on changes to the local authority housing capital distribution arrangements. He will announce his decisions later in the year.
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Allocations under the capitail receipts initiative £000 Unitary authority 1997–98 1998–99 Blaenau Gwent 327 1,059 Bridgend 378 1,223 Caerphilly 646 2,097 Cardiff 883 2,861 Carmarthenshire 641 2,083 Ceredigion 184 599 Conwy 257 836 Denbighshire 217 708 Flintshire 364 1,181 Gwynedd 401 1,305 Isle of Anglesey 174 561 Merthyr Tydfil 214 693 Monmouthshire 289 932 Neath Port Talbot 593 1,919 Newport 411 1,327
Allocations under the capital receipts initiative £000 Unitary authority 1997–98 1998–99 Pembrokeshire 395 1,286 Powys 360 1,162 Rhondda Cynon Taff 734 2,380 Swansea 742 2,407 Torfaen 464 1,496 Vale of Glamorgan 308 995 Wrexham 558 1,810 Total available for capital spending 9,540 30,920 Revenue cover for additional consequent borrowing charges — 2,460 Total 9,540 33,380
Receipts held from the sale of council housing, at 31 March 1998 £000 Unitary authority Amount Blaenau Gwent 5,793 Bridgend 1,084 Caerphilly 21,601 Cardiff 12,797 Carmarthenshire 11,575 Ceredigion 10,670 Conwy 7,348 Denbighshire 786 Flintshire 181 Gwynedd 5,043 Isle of Anglesey 0 Merthyr Tydfil 6 Monmouthshire 14,374 Neath Port Talbot 22,177 Newport 20,621 Pembrokeshire 8,071 Powys 1,152 Rhondda Cynon Taff 0 Swansea 1,231 Torfaen 2,592 Vale of Glamorgan 31,193 Wrexham 65 Wales 185,102