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Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what guidance he has issued to local councils concerning the lending provision for house purchase by local authorities in the year 1977–78.
Mr. Barry Jones
General guidance on the use of the block allocations for 1977–
| Local Authority | Population mid-1975 (thousands) | Council House Stock December 1975 | Number of Unfit Houses* | Number of Council House completions 1966–75 | |||
| Aberconwy BC | … | … | … | 50·2 | 3,818 | 2,940 | 896 |
| Afan BC | … | … | … | 58·2 | 9,541 | 3,944 | 1,272 |
| Alyn and Deeside DC | … | … | … | 70·1 | 5,866 | 3,463 | 764 |
| Arfon DC | … | … | … | 53·3 | 5,681 | 2,894 | 1,098 |
| Blaenau Gwent DC | … | … | … | 83·7 | 10,500 | 9,491 | 2,832 |
| Brecknock BC | … | … | … | 37·3 | 3,461 | 1,961 | 999 |
| Cardiff CC | … | … | … | 284·4 | 27,231 | 6,844 | 5,480 |
| Carmarthen DC | … | … | … | 49·9 | 3,978 | 2,680 | 1,289 |
| Ceredigion DC | … | … | … | 57·4 | 3,639 | 2,709 | 1,323 |
| Colwyn BC | … | … | … | 46·4 | 3,038 | 2,638 | 1,080 |
| Cynon Valley BC | … | … | … | 69·6 | 5,954 | 7,715 | 2,002 |
| Delyn DC | … | … | … | 61·4 | 6,009 | 3,154 | 1,911 |
| Dinefwr BC | … | … | … | 36·1 | 3,021 | 1,949 | 734 |
| Dwyfor DC | … | … | … | 26·1 | 1,542 | 1,650 | 370 |
| Glyndwr DC | … | … | … | 39·0 | 3,874 | 2,187 | 1,592 |
| Islwyn DC | … | … | … | 66·0 | 8,264 | 7,196 | 1,383 |
| Llanelli BC | … | … | … | 76·8 | 8,987 | 2,256 | 950 |
| Lliw Valley BC | … | … | … | 57·8 | 5,466 | 1,641 | 703 |
| Merionnydd DC | … | … | … | 30·7 | 2,326 | 2,080 | 646 |
| Merthyr Tydfil BC | … | … | … | 60·6 | 7,266 | 6,823 | 2,258 |
| Monmouth DC | … | … | … | 67·1 | 6,590 | 1,787 | 1,491 |
| Montgomery DC | … | … | … | 44·2 | 3,538 | 3,425 | 1,164 |
| Neath BC | … | … | … | 65·2 | 7,147 | 1,867 | 1,158 |
| Newport BC | … | … | … | 133·5 | 14,421 | 3,758 | 3,064 |
| Ogwr BC | … | … | … | 128·2 | 12,449 | 8,388 | 3,661 |
| Preseli DC | … | … | … | 63·5 | 6,907 | 3,390 | 1,540 |
| Radnor DC | … | … | … | 19·3 | 1,312 | 1,081 | 649 |
| Rhondda BC | … | … | … | 86·4 | 5,108 | 9,849 | 1,716 |
| Rhuddlan DC | … | … | … | 49·8 | 3,069 | 2,816 | 371 |
| Rhymney Valley DC | … | … | … | 105·7 | 11,302 | 11,381 | 3,807 |
| South Pembrokeshire DC | … | … | … | 38·0 | 3,165 | 2,033 | 1,052 |
| Swansea CC | … | … | … | 190·5 | 18,604 | 5,249 | 2,660 |
| Taff Ely | … | … | … | 89·6 | 9,092 | 9,332 | 2,734 |
| Torfaen BC | … | … | … | 89·8 | 9,010 | 5,409 | 2,190 |
| Vale of Glam BC | … | … | … | 107·2 | 8,988 | 3,180 | 1,751 |
| Wrexham Maelor BC | … | … | … | 108·1 | 16,039 | 4,495 | 2,458 |
| Ynys Mon BC | … | … | … | 63·9 | 5,892 | 3,475 | 1,602 |
| Total | … | … | … | 2,765·0 | 272,095 | 157,130 | 62,650 |
| * Estimates derived from the 1973 Welsh House Condition Survey; the actual figures have been obtained by applying the regional average to the known total housing stock in each area. | |||||||
78, including lending, was contained in the Department's letter to authorities dated 23rd December 1976, a copy of which I am sending to the hon. Member.