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Travellers: Caravan Sites

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 116473

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of planning enforcement in relation to traveller sites.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has made no specific assessment of the effectiveness of planning enforcement in relation to traveller sites.

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