§ 12. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and 700 Minister for Welsh Affairs what progress the Kent County Council has made during recent months in obtaining the 10 sites for gypsies and other travellers.
§ Mr. CorfieldPlanning permission has recently been given for two sites, and I understand that applications for some further sites are likely to be submitted shortly. This is in addition to the site already in operation at Great Chart.
§ Mr. DoddsWill the Parliamentary Secretary bear in mind the fact that each site will have a maximum of 12 caravans and that on my site I already have 50? How much longer will it be before the authorities will live up to their responsibilities and look after Britain's outcasts in a manner which any Christian or democratic country should do without a private individual having to try to take the load off their shoulders?
§ Mr. CorfieldThe hon. Member will appreciate that the difficulty is that of local opposition. This inevitably inhibits a district council. I can inform the hon. Member that the four district councils which have not yet put sites forward have been contacted by the Kent County Council and in each of the four cases there are good prospects of sites coming forward.