§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he anticipates he will be in a position to issue a new circular to local authorities on guidelines for dealing with gipsies and other travellers and on the provision of caravan sites.
§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list how each county council in England and each London borough council has individually complied with the provisions of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 and has provided permanent sites to which gipsies and other itinerants can he directed.
§ Mr. MarksAt 30th November 1976 county councils in England and London borough councils had provided 100 permanent sites, offering accommodation for 1,588 gipsy caravans. In addition there were 26 temporary sites, offering accommodation for another 420 caravans. Details are given in the table below.
The following county and London borough councils have not yet provided sites: Counties: Avon, Cumbria, Isle of Wight, North Yorkshire, Shropshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire.
London boroughs: Brent, Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Tower Hamlets, Westminster.