§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the gipsy population in Wales; and what assumption he makes of the number of gipsies per caravan.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts:At the time of the half-yearly gipsy count by local authorities in July this year, there were in Wales some 690 caravans containing some 2,000 gipsies. My right hon. Friend makes no assumptions about the number of gipsies per caravan.