To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) homelessness inquiries, (b) homelessness cases and (c) accepted homelessness cases were referred to his office between January and June 1991, by district.
The information requested is given in the following table. Numbers of inquiries relate to all contacts made with local authorities regarding homelessness, excluding telephone inquiries. Those inquiries which become substantive are referred to as presented cases.
| Homelessness activity, by district, for the period January—June 1991 | |||
| District | Inquiries | Cases presented | Cases accepted |
| Aberconwy | 77 | 77 | 24 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 145 | 130 | 114 |
| Arfon | 26 | 20 | 20 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 268 | 234 | 195 |
| Brecknock | 52 | 52 | 46 |
| Cardiff | 1,111 | 1,044 | 799 |
| Carmarthen | 39 | 42 | 39 |
| Ceredigion | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Colwyn | 26 | 17 | 17 |
| Cynon Valley | 351 | 340 | 220 |
| Delyn | 587 | 379 | 142 |
| Dinefwr | 121 | 121 | 100 |
| Dwyfor | 30 | 29 | 14 |
| Glyndwr | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Islwyn | 201 | 169 | 76 |
| Llanelli | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Lliw Valley | 76 | 58 | 45 |
| Meirionnydd | 96 | 54 | 53 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 100 | 100 | 73 |
| Monmouth | 127 | 127 | 92 |
| Montgomeryshire | 96 | 64 | 64 |
| Neath | 243 | 197 | 181 |
| Newport | 593 | 593 | 593 |
| Ogwr | 481 | 335 | 259 |
| Port Talbot | 230 | 199 | 70 |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | 73 | 56 | 48 |
| Radnorshire | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Rhondda | 59 | 54 | 53 |
| Rhuddlan | 78 | 36 | 28 |
| Rhymney Valley | 476 | 129 | 93 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 52 | 52 | 43 |
| Swansea | 775 | 534 | 434 |
| Taff-Ely | 349 | 309 | 138 |
| Torfaen | 635 | 498 | 269 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 501 | 501 | 216 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 552 | 539 | 223 |
| Ynys Môn | 59 | 31 | 27 |
| Wales Total | 8,852 | 7,284 | 4,970 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons were involved in accepted homelessness cases (a) between January and June 1990, excluding any impact from the Towyn flood disaster and (b) between January and June 1991, by district.
The information requested is given in the following table and excludes those persons made homeless as a result of the Towyn flood disaster.
| Persons involved in cases accepted by local authorities as being homeless under section 58 of the Housing Act 1985 | ||
| January-June 1990 | January-June 1991 | |
| Aberconwy | 86 | 64 |
| Alyn and Deeside | 189 | 305 |
| Arfon | 34 | 58 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 424 | 469 |
| Brecknock | 142 | 151 |
| Cardiff | 1,264 | 1,900 |
| Carmarthen | 86 | 91 |
| Ceredigion | 165 | 164 |
| Colwyn | 46 | 60 |
| Cynon Valley | 280 | 638 |
| Delyn | 518 | 361 |
| Dinefwr | 58 | 214 |
| Dwyfor | 101 | 45 |
| Glyndwr | 25 | 46 |
| January-June 1990 | January-June 1991 | |
| Islwyn | 195 | 173 |
| Llanelli | 159 | 153 |
| Lliw Valley | 230 | 124 |
| Meirionnydd | 134 | 132 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 273 | 207 |
| Monmouth | 136 | 229 |
| Montgomeryshire | 90 | 135 |
| Neath | 274 | 347 |
| Newport | 1,504 | 1,570 |
| Ogwr | 524 | 642 |
| Port Talbot | 162 | 194 |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | 138 | 129 |
| Radnorshire | 24 | 20 |
| Rhondda | 73 | 137 |
| Rhuddlan | 146 | 97 |
| Rhymney Valley | 260 | 247 |
| South Pembrokeshire | 143 | 114 |
| Swansea | 185 | 964 |
| Taff-Ely | 293 | 365 |
| Torfaen | 775 | 533 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 603 | 624 |
| Wrexham Maelor | 452 | 379 |
| Ynys Mon | 28 | 72 |
| Wales Total | 10,219 | 12,153 |