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Travellers: Caravan Sites

Commons · Question 17440 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Count of Traveller Caravans, January 2026: England, published 2 July 2026, what assessment has been made of the reasons for the increase in caravans on unau

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Jul 2026

My Department does not systematically collect or hold information on the precise reasons for increases in figures of each site type, although some information may be provided by local planning authorities in order to assist with quality assuring the relev...