Effect of Gypsies and Travellers on local communities: Westminster Hall debate
This page provides links to Library briefing, Parliamentary debates and statements, and press coverage as background for the Westminster Hall debate, Effect of Gypsies and Travellers on local communities, on Wednesday 10 June.
Gypsies and travellers: planning provisions
Gypsies and travellers have thier own specific section of Government planning policy. The Coalition Government made a number of changes to planning policies to enforcement powers and to give greater protection to the green belt. Further changes were proposed by the former Government but we do not yet know whether the new Government will proceed to take them forward. This note sets out these issues in more detail.
Parliamenatry material Statements
17 Jan 2014 | Written statements | House of Commons | 573 cc34-5WS
Member: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis)
01 Jul 2013 | Written statements | House of Commons | 565 cc24-5WS
Member: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis)
Debates
Illegal Encampments (East of England)
26 Nov 2014 | Adjournment debates | House of Commons | 588 cc296-319WH
04 Feb 2014 | Adjournment debates | House of Commons | 575 cc1-23WH
Press articles and releases
Telegraph, 22 January 2015
Eric Pickles illegally discriminating against Gypsies and Travellers, the High Court rules
Independent, 21 January 2015
Tackling inequalities for Gypsy and Traveller communities
Department for Communities and Local Government. First published: 4 April 2012
Reports
Planning for Gypsies and Travellers: The Impact of Localism
Irish Traveller Movement in Britain, June 2011
Gypsies and Travellers: Simple solutions for living together
Equality and Human Rights Commission 2009