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Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Monday, 8 October 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 October 2018. It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 October 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Travellers: Caravan Sites

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many authorised pitches each local authority in the West Midlands has been granted.

Answer

The Department collects official statistics on the count of Traveller caravans in England. Data is collected from local authorities on a bi-annual basis to reflect winter residence and summer travelling trends. All datasets and publications can be found online on our statistical series page here - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traveller-caravan-count.

The Traveller caravan count covers data on the number of caravans and traveller sites in England; it does not cover the number of occupants residing in these caravans, or caravan sites or the potential drivers for any observed change. In addition, the count does not capture the total number of pitches in each local authority, only those which are occupied at the time of each count.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
175934
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Caravan sites Travellers West Midlands
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk