§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many (i) local authority and (ii) authorised private, individual sites under section 6 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 exist in each of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; and if he will also list those districts within these counties which have(a) applied and (b) been approved for designation under section 12 of the Act as amended by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 15 February 1989]: My Department holds records of sites provided under section 6 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 with grant aid from the Exchequer. Although this excludes private sites, information collected for the Department's latest six-monthly count reveals the number of caravans on such sites. The details are as follows:
(a) (b) (c) County Number of local authority sites at 1 January 1989 Number of caravans on local authority sites as at 20 July 1988 Number of caravans on private sites as at 20 July 1988 Bedfordshire 7 125 11 Cambridgeshire 12 269 178 Essex 9 84 66 Hertfordshire 9 183 27 Lincolnshire 4 127 3 Norfolk 3 56 24 Suffolk 2 74 80 Applications for designation under section 12 of the 1968 Act, as amended, are as follows:
(b) Applications pending (b) Applications granted Bedfordshire — All districts Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire Huntingdon Peterborough Essex Epping Forest — Hertfordshire — Broxbourne Watford Dacorum1 Welwyn-Hatfield1 Lincolnshire — Boston Lincoln CB West Lindsey Norfolk — Great Yarmouth Suffolk — Babergh Ipswich Mid Suffolk Suffolk Coastal 1 Formal order making in progress.