Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 116473

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

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.

Answer

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