If I may, I shall explore the point a little further.
I appreciate that because of court judgments and the Human Rights Act 1998, it is difficult to take enforcement action against unauthorised sites unless there is an alternative, authorised site. However, one of my concerns about increasing the number of authorised sites is that it will not necessarily end unauthorised developments, but increase the Traveller and Gypsy population as a whole.
Gypsies and Travellers (Hertfordshire)
Proceeding contribution from
David Gauke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 June 2007.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Gypsies and Travellers (Hertfordshire).
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