§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many gipsies are estimated to be resorting to or residing in each of the countries in England; and when these estimates were made;
(2) whether he will list those local authorities which have caravan sites deemed to be adequate under the Caravan Sites Act 1968 and which do not;
(3) what information he has as to how many separate caravan sites have been provided in each county; and how many pitches are accommodated on those sites.
§ Mr. TraceyAt the January 1986 count of caravans conducted by district and London borough councils in England, a total of 10,592 gipsy caravans were recorded. The tables are placed in the House of Commons Library and contain detailed breakdowns by region, county and district. They record the numbers of caravans on authorised private gipsy sites in each authority's area, as well as on sites provided by the authorities themselves. A list of those local authority sites is also in the Library. The question whether individual sites are adequate at any given time is dependent on the circumstances at that time and in that place.