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Travellers: Caravan Sites

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 31 March 2026UIN 122708

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local authority planning enforcement in relation to unauthorised traveller (a) development and (b) encampments.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 116473 on 9 March 2026.

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