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Marginal Land Survey
Dr. Roger Thomas asked the Secretary of State for Wales why the island of Anglesey was excluded from the marginal land survey of the Principality.
Mr. Nicholas Edwards: The survey of marginal land is confined to the original hill counties of United Kingdom. This excludes Anglesey in Wales.
Poultry Industry
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The total provision for housing capital spending in 1981-82 including capital receipts is £86.4 million at 1980 survey prices.
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Mr. D. E. Thomas, asked the Secretary of State for RecelWales how many.hous starts were made for each quaring 979nd 1980 in Wales; and how many houses were completed for each quarter in 1979 and DES380FFICER
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Dr. Roger Thomas asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide carly support to the poultry industry in order to salvage the buildings now in need of repair and replacement.
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Mr. Nicholas Edwards: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 28 January- [Vol. 997, c. 478]-announcing a £2 million contribu- tion by the Government towards poultry meat inspec- tion costs. No other aid schemes to the poultry industry are currently under consideration. Projects meeting the appropriate criteria may qualify for regional selective financial assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972.
Rent and Rate Rebates
Mr. D. E. Thomas asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) households without children, (b) two-parent families and (c) one-parent families in Wales are entitled to, and receiving, rent rebates, rent allowances and raie rebates.
Mr. Wyn Roberts: The information is not available in the form requested. However, in the last week of March 1980 there were 132,180 households receiving rent rebates and 24,825 receiving rent allowances; in the financial year 1979-80, 137,465 households received rate rebates.
Housing Investment Programmes
Mr. D. E. Thomas asked the Secretary of State for for Wales if he will set out on a consistent price basis in volume terms, the housing investment programme allocations to Welsh local authorities for 1978-79 and 1979-80. both before and after their revision, 1980-81 and 1981-82. and the total provision for housing capital spending for 1981-82 including estimated capital receipts.
Mr. Wyn Roberts: For the period 1978-79 to 1980-81 housing finance allocations have covered a different range of activities in each year. Consequently, there has been no common basis between the years. It would not therefore, be possible, except at disproprotionate cost. to bring them to a common and meaningful price basis.
For 1981-82. each district council in Wales has received a single capital expenditure allocation for all its services including housing, which it is free to use as it sees fit.
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VOL 998
1980
Starts Completions
Starts Completions
1st quarter
2,528
2,511
2,232
2,565
2nd quarter
3,228
2,865
2,169
2,560
3rd quarter
3,440
2,915
1,770
2,437
4th quarter
2,230
2,974
1,687
2,787
TOTAL
11,426
11,265
7,858 10,349
Council House Sales
Mr. D. E. Thomas asked the Secretary of State for Wales which local authorities in Wales have applied for houses to be exempted as old people's dwellings from the sale of council house procedures of the Housing Act; and how many houses in each local authority are involved.
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Mr. Wyn Roberts: 52 applications have been received from 16 Welsh local authorities as follows:
authorities as follows:
Afan BC
Blaenau Gwent BC
Brecknock
Cardiff CC
Carmarthen DC
Delyn BC Dinefwr BC Glyndwr DC Islwyn BC Meirionnydd DC Montgomery DC Neath BC Newport BC Fadnor DC
Torfaen BC
Wrexham Maelor BC
Community Health Councils
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Mr. Best asked the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to publish a consultative paper on the role and membership of community health councils in Wales.
Mr. Wyn Roberts: The document "Community Health Councils in Wales: a Consultative Paper on Role and Membership" has been published today, and copies are being sent to a wide range of interested bodies. I have placed copies in the Library of the House.
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Hong Kong (Refugees)
Dr. Edmund Marshall asked the Lord Privy Seal how many Vietnamese refugees are still in Hong Kong.
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