§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abandoned vehicles have been recovered in South Yorkshire in each of the last three years. [155017]
§ Mr. MorleyThe information requested for the local authorities in South Yorkshire is given in the following table.
Number of abandoned vehicles collected in the financial year Local authority 2000–01 2001–02 Barnsley 248 549 Metropolitan Borough Council Doncaster 410 1,313 Metropolitan Borough Council Rotherham 150 410 Metropolitan Borough Council Sheffield City Council 100 1,421 Total 908 3,693 Information on the number of vehicles abandoned was collected for the first time in the 2000–01 Municipal Waste Management Survey. 2001–02 is the most recent year for which data is available from the survey.