§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) local authority and (b) private traveller sites there were in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997. [27771]
§ Ms KeebleThe number of local authority traveller sites that were in Aylesbury Vale local authority area in each year since 1997 are shown in the table:
January Number of local authority sites 2001 12 2000 12 1999 2 1998 2— 1997 2— 1 Of which one closed February 1999 2 Data for the number of local authority sites in January 1998 and January 1997 is not held within the Department headquarters and is not accessible within the given time scale Source:
Data from the annual DTLR gipsy return GS2
Figures for the number of private sites are not collected centrally and thus are not available.
Note that the Buckingham constituency is only part of Aylesbury Vale local authority area (although the main part) and that part of Aylesbury constituency is also covered within this area. Thus, any gypsy sites within Aylesbury constituency may also be included in the figures provided.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many traveller caravans and families were on(a) authorised and unauthorised sites in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997. [27772]
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§ Ms KeebleFigures for the number of caravans and families on authorised and unauthorised sites in the Aylesbury Vale local authority area for each year since 1997 are reported in the table.
Caravans Families Total July 2001 39 32 January 2001 28 26 July 2000 30 20 January 2000 35 31 July 1999 33 27 January 1999 35 25 July 1998 40 30 January 1998 32 25 July 1997 48 39 January 1997 37 26 Unauthorised encampments July 2001 19 14 January 2001 8 8 July 2000 13 4 January 2000 16 15 July 1999 19 16 January 1999 9 3 July 1998 9 7 January 1998 2 1 July 1997 16 115 January 1997 8 4 Authorised sites: Council July 2001 5 5 January 2001 5 5 July 2000 4 4 January 2000 6 4 July 1999 3 0 January 1999 15 11 July 1998 20 12 January 1998 19 13 July 1997 21 13 January 1997 18 11 Private July 2001 15 13 January 2001 15 13 July 2000 13 12 January 2000 13 12 July 1999 11 11 January 1999 11 11 July 1998 11 111 January 1998 11 111 July 1997 11 111 January 1997 11 111 1 Estimated figure Note:
The Buckingham constituency is only part of Aylesbury Vale local authority area (although the main part) and that part of Aylesbury constituency is also covered within this area. Thus, any caravans or families on gypsy sites within Aylesbury constituency may also be included in the figures provided.
Source:
Counts data are from the bi-annual DTLR Gypsy return GSI