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Travellers: Caravan Sites

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 8579

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the difference in authorised traveller (a) development and (b) encampments between summer and winter months.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Summer and Winter traveller caravan count statistics are published by my Department on gov.uk here. For a comparison of the statistics between January and July counts please see Figure 1 of the statistics consultation document published here.

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