§ 64 and 65. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) if he will make a statement on the result of information obtained from the survey taken to establish the problems arising from the inability of gypsies and other travellers to find lawful sites on which to live in their caravans;
(2) in view of the deteriorating situation of gypsies and other travellers and increasing public opinion that something must be done as a matter of urgency to provide controlled sites, what plans he has to improve the situation before next winter.
§ 67. Mr. John Wellsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement on the result of information obtained from the survey taken to establish the problems arising from the inability of gypsies and other travellers to find lawful sites on which to live in their caravans.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe census carried out in March suggests that there are, in England and Wales, about 3,400 gypsy 67W or other traveller families, comprising some 15,000 persons, and to be found in 1 out of 3 local authority areas. Information about sites is still being collected.