§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many applications for gipsy sites have been turned down since the Caravan Sites Act 1968 became law;
(2) if he will list the locations of the gipsy sites established since 1968, indicating (a) which were subject to public inquiries and (b) in which ones the local authority concerned- applied for outline planning permission first before applying for detailed planning permission;
(3) how many gipsy sites have been established in England and Wales since the Caravan Sites act 1968 became law.
§ Mr. BaldryInformation is not available in the form requested. In January 1992 there were 306 local authority gipsy sites in England and Wales acommodating nearly 6,000 gipsy caravans, and nearly 3,000 caravans on authroised private sites. I have placed in the Library a copy of the Department's list of local authority gipsy sites in England, as at January 1992, compiled from data supplied by local authorities.
§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the total number of occupied caravan sites by local authority area, which would be affected by legislation implementing the proposals of the 1992 consultation paper on the Caravan Sites Act 1968.
§ Mr. BaldryThe consultation paper states that the Government expect existing gipsy caravan sites to continue in being.