§ Mr. Roger EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to publish guidance on the planning aspects of gipsy sites.
§ Mr. BaldryMy Department and the Welsh Office issued a joint circular on 5 January giving guidance to local planning authorities on the planning aspects of gipsy sites. The guidance forms part of our measures to reduce unauthorised camping, including our proposals to reform the Caravan Sites Act 1968.
The guidance should help local planning authorities to decide where gipsy caravan sites are best located and provide for them in development plans. Our objective is that gipsies should find, develop and run sites for themselves, as many of them wish to do.