Homelessness Mr. Wigley To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing (a) the total number of homeless households in priority needs, (b) the total number of homeless households with dependent children and (c) homeless households with a pregnant member designated by local authorities in Wales as priority need in each year since 1986. Mr. Nicholas Bennett I will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Mr. Edwards To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households have applied and been accepted by Monmouth borough council for every year since 1980; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Nicholas Bennett The figures requested are as follows: ------ | | ------ |1981| ------ |1982| ------ |1983| ------ |1984| ------ |1985| ------ |1986| ------ |1987| ------ |1988| ------ |1989| ------ |1990| ------ Mr. Edwards To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many households were rehoused from the housing waiting list of Monmouth borough council for every year since 1980; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Nicholas Bennett The table sets out the total number housed by Monmouth borough council from its waiting list for each year from 1981–82, the earliest year for Mr. Nicholas Bennett The available information is given in the table:which information is available. Information on allocations resulting from local authority nominations to housing associations is not collected centrally.--------- | | --------- |1981–82| --------- |1982–83| --------- |1983–84| --------- |1984–85| --------- |1985–86| --------- |1986–87| --------- |1987–88| --------- |1988–89| --------- |1989–90| --------- |1990–91| --------- Mr. Wigley To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of households in Wales living in (a) bed-and-breakfast accommodation, (b) hostels including women's refuges and (c) short-life housing in each year since 1986. Mr. Nicholas Bennett I will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Mr. Soley To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households were accepted for housing by Welsh local authorities in 1990; and if he will show the figures on a basis comparable with those collected by English local authorities. Mr. Nicholas Bennett A total of 6,670 households were accepted as being homeless by Welsh local authorities in 1990. This figure excludes an estimate of 2,000 households made homeless in Colwyn as a result of the major flooding incident in February 1990, none of whom remain in temporary accommodation.