Homelessness

Mr. Hain
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.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett
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.-----------------------
|District             |
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|Aberconwy            |
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|Alyn and Deeside     |
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|Arfon                |
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|Blaenau Gwent        |
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|Brecknock            |
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|Cardiff              |
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|Carmarthen           |
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|Ceredigion           |
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|Colwyn               |
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|Cynon Valley         |
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|Delyn                |
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|Dinefwr              |
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|Dwyfor               |
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|Glyndwr              |
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|Islwyn               |
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|Llanelli             |
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|Lliw Valley          |
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|Meirionnydd          |
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|Merthyr Tydfil       |
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|Monmouth             |
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|Montgomeryshire      |
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|Neath                |
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|Newport              |
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|Ogwr                 |
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|Port Talbot          |
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|Preseli Pembrokeshire|
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|Radnorshire          |
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|Rhondda              |
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|Rhuddlan             |
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|Rhymney Valley       |
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|South Pembrokeshire  |
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|Swansea              |
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|Taff-Ely             |
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|Torfaen              |
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|Vale of Glamorgan    |
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|Wrexham Maelor       |
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|Ynys Môn             |
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|Wales Total          |
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Mr. Hain
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.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett
The information requested is given in the following table and excludes those persons made homeless as a result of the Towyn flood disaster. ------------------
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|Aberconwy       |
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|Alyn and Deeside|
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|Arfon           |
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|Blaenau Gwent   |
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|Brecknock       |
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|Cardiff         |
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|Carmarthen      |
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|Ceredigion      |
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|Colwyn          |
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|Cynon Valley    |
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|Delyn           |
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|Dinefwr         |
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|Dwyfor          |
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|Glyndwr         |
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|Islwyn               |
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|Llanelli             |
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|Lliw Valley          |
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|Meirionnydd          |
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|Merthyr Tydfil       |
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|Monmouth             |
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|Montgomeryshire      |
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|Neath                |
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|Newport              |
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|Ogwr                 |
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|Port Talbot          |
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|Preseli Pembrokeshire|
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|Radnorshire          |
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|Rhondda              |
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|Rhuddlan             |
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|Rhymney Valley       |
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|South Pembrokeshire  |
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|Swansea              |
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|Taff-Ely             |
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|Torfaen              |
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|Vale of Glamorgan    |
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|Wrexham Maelor       |
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|Ynys Mon             |
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|Wales Total          |
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