§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abandoned vehicles there were in England and Wales in each financial year since 2001–02(a) in total and (b) broken down by region. [176937]
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§ Mr. MorleyFigures for numbers of abandoned vehicles removed and destroyed are compiled from the Defra Municipal Waste Management Survey for 2001–02 and 2002–03 and the Defra Abandoned Vehicle Survey for 2002–03.
Figures for England broken down by region are listed as follows:
Thousand vehicles Region 2001–02 2002–03 North East 3.8 6.9 North West 13.0 18.5 Yorkshire and the Humber 12.7 15.7 East Midlands 17.6 20.5 West Midlands 12.0 26.0 East 42.2 44.4 London 104.5 94.5 South East 57.3 56.2 South West 23.3 27.3 England 286.3 310.1
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abandoned cars each local authority in England and Wales stated they had removed in their submissions to the most recent Municipal Waste Management Survey. [176938]
§ Mr. MorleyThe latest data for abandoned vehicles removed and destroyed by each local authority in England are taken both from the 2002–03 Defra Municipal Waste Management Survey and the 2002–03 Defra Abandoned Vehicle Survey. The results from either survey are available in the Library of the House.