§ Mr. Topeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take action designed to encourage local authorities [...] fulfil the requirements of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 to provide sites for gipsies.
§ Mr. Graham PageWithin the last four months the Department has held 19 meetings with groups of local authorities throughout the country in order to encourage the early provision of more gipsy caravan sites.
§ Mr. Topeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the latest figures indicating the number of 139W sites and pitches now in operation for the use of gipsy families.
§ Mr. Graham Page65 gipsy caravan sites containing a total of 938 pitches have been provided by local authorities in England. The number of privately owned sites is not known.