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Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to the average rent increases made by each Welsh housing authority in the current financial year.
Mr. Mark Robinson
The average level of rent increases made by Welsh housing authorities during 1986–87 is shown in the following table:
| Average level of rent increases per dwelling 1986–87 | ||
| Local Authority | £ | Percentage |
| Alyn and Deeside | 0·73 | 5·5 |
| Colwyn | 1·00 | 6·0 |
| Delyn | 0·63 | 3·7 |
| Glyndwr | 0·55 | 3·6 |
| Rhuddlan | 0·36 | 2·7 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 0·29 | 2·6 |
| Carmarthen | 0·22 | 1·3 |
| Ceredigion | 1·29 | 7·8 |
| Dinefwr | 0·66 | 4·5 |
| Llanelli | 0·58 | 3·8 |
| Preseli | 0·49 | 3·3 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 0·56 | 3·3 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 1·00 | 4·9 |
| Islwyn | 0·77 | 5·2 |
| Newport | -0·14 | -0·8 |
| Torfaen | 0·29 | 1·6 |
| Aberconwy | 1·28 | 7·5 |
| Arfon | -0·38 | -2·3 |
| Dwyfor | -0·19 | -1·4 |
| Meirionnydd | 0·65 | 4·0 |
| Ynys Mon | 0·76 | 4·9 |
| Cynon Valley | 1·11 | 6·5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 0·49 | 2·9 |
| Ogwr | 0·96 | 4·7 |
| Rhondda | 2·37 | 13·4 |
| Rhymney Valley | 1·04 | 5·8 |
| Taff-Ely | 0·31 | 1·8 |
| Brecknock | 0·31 | 1·9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0·28 | 1·7 |
| Radnor | -0·12 | -0·6 |
| Cardiff | 1·01 | 5·4 |
| Local Authority | £ | Percentage |
| Vale of Glamorgan | -0·14 | -0·8 |
| Port Talbot | 0·39 | 2·6 |
| Lliw Valley | 1·21 | 7·3 |
| Neath | 0·64 | 4·2 |
| Swansea | 0·41 | 2·5 |
| Wales | 0·63 | 3·8 |
| Note: Figures for Monmouth have not yet been received. | ||