HC Deb 18 January 2002 vol 378 cc491-2W
Mr. Bercow

To 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 Keeble

The 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. Bercow

To 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]

Ms Keeble

Figures 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