§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authorities have applied to the Secretary of 129W State for an order under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960; how many have been granted; and to which local authorities.
§ Mr. William Ross:None.
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many caravan sites and caravan pitches there are in Scotland, at the latest available date, which do not have a site licence by virtue of Schedule 1 to the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960; and how many of these are partly or wholly for residential use.
§ Mr. William Ross:This information is not available. The provisions of Schedule 1 to the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 do not require individual cases to be notified to me.
§ Mr. Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many appeals have been made in Scotland under Section 7 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960; and in how many cases the conditions were varied or cancelled;
(2) in how many cases Scottish local authorities have made use of Section 9(3) of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 to recover the costs of repairs;
(3) how many appeals in Scotland have been made under Section 8 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960: and how many appeals have been allowed, respectively.
§ Mr. William Ross:Separate statistics are not kept for applications to the court under this Act. I regret, therefore, that this information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authorities provide caravan sites under Section 24 of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960; how many of these are for residential use; and how many are for holiday purposes.
§ Mr. William Ross:I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook) on 7th March.—[Vol. 887, c. 536.]
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§ Dr. Brayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what circulars and statutory instruments currently affect the provition and regulation of residential caravan sites in Scotland.
§ Mr. William Ross:The following circulars and statutory instruments currently affect the provision and regulation of residential caravan sites in Scotland:
- (1) Department of Health for Scotland (DHS) Circular No. 63/1960, dated 26th August I960, enclosing a memorandum explaining the provisions of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 so far as they affect Scotland.
- (2) DHS Circular No. 66/1960, dated 20th September 1960, together with model standards for residential sites specified by the Secretary of State under Section 5(6) of the 1960 Act. This circular also enclosed separate model standards for holiday sites.
- (3) Statutory Instrument 1961, No. 976 (S. 62)—The Caravan Sites (Exemption from Licensing) (Scotland) Order 1961.
- (4) DHS Circular No. 9/1961.
- (5) Statutory Instrument 1960, No. 1554 (S. 77)—The Caravan Sites (Licence Applications) (Scotland) Order 1960.
- (6) Scottish Development Department Circular No. 117/1972, dated 27th September 1972: Fire Precautions for licensed caravan sites.