§ 19. Mr. Remnantasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will introduce legislation to speed up and make more effective the operation of existing laws relating to unapproved caravan sites.
§ Mr. BevinsMy right hon. Friend has this problem in mind, but he cannot hold out any early prospect of legislation.
§ Mr. RemnantIs my right hon. Friend aware of the racket that is going on in this matter owing to the time taken in the lengthy procedure of the law? Is he aware that, as soon as a final decision has been reached, the caravans move to a neighbouring field and the same process has to be gone through all over again? Does he know that that is being carried on ad infinitum, and will he not do something to stop it?
§ Mr. BevinsYes. My right hon. Friend realises the trouble under the existing law and that it is possible to occupy an unapproved caravan site for perhaps some six to nine months and for the operator then to move to an adjacent site. I am bound to repeat that at the moment—and there are different views on this question—there is no prospect of early legislation.