Written question asked by Mike Gapes (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many abandoned vehicles were recovered in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001 02, (c) 2002-03 and (d) 2003-04, broken down by region.

Answer: Mike Gapes:To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many abandoned vehicles were recovered in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02, (c) 2002-03 and (d) 2003-04, broken down by region. [225030] Alun Michael: Revised estimates for the numbers of abandoned vehicles removed and destroyed between 2000-01 and 2003-04 are listed in the table. Thousands _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Region 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 North east 3.1 3.2 6.7 7.3 North west 10.1 10.6 13.8 13.3 Yorkshire and the Humber 7.9 12.7 15.4 14.0 East Midlands 12.3 16.9 19.3 15.9 West Midlands 13.9 13.1 16.1 13.7 East 30.6 42.2 44.9 35.5 London 83.9 104.5 94.5 59.7 South east 43.9 57.5 53.4 40.8 South west 17.9 23.7 27.7 21.4 England totals 223.5 284.4 291.7 221.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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