§ Mr. Ian Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made as to whether the Caravan Sites Act 1968 gives local authorities sufficient power to regulate unauthorised gipsy encampments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RoeThe eviction powers available to local authorities designated under section 12 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 were simplified by amendments to the Act392W in the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. In his announcement on 6 February 1987 of the results of a review of gipsy sites policy, the Secretary of State said there would be no further amendments to the legislation for the present.