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758635

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation regarding travellers' illegal encampments.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	9449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about unauthorised traveller encampments and the effect that they can have on communities. Local authorities and the police have a wide range of powers that enable them to take action and the Government wants to see them working together to address this issue. A summary of the powers is published on the Government’s website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2017 15:42:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

921875

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses have been submitted to his Department's consultation on unauthorised Traveller encampments to date.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	152249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The consultation will close on 15 June at 11.45pm, however, currently we have received over 1,600 responses to the Unauthorised Development and Encampments consultation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/06/2018 15:18:04 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

776865

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on tackling unauthorised traveller encampments on his Department's land.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	109323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence policy on unauthorised encampments is that the Department will always take appropriate action to recover possession of its land.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2017 16:10:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

931922

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers the police have to direct people to leave an unauthorised encampment where local authority managed caravan sites apply a charge for residing.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	158297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>There are a range of existing powers available for both the police and local authorities to tackle unauthorised encampments. Sections 61-62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provide specific powers to the police to direct people from unauthorised encampments if certain criteria are met. <br>A summary of the powers available to deal with unauthorised encampments has been published on the Government website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/07/2018 11:50:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1078609

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will he bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a new offence of intentional trespass to tackle unlawful traveller encampments.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	226712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary announced on 6 February that the Home Office will conduct a review into how to criminalise the act of trespassing when setting up an unauthorised encampment. This review is under way and evidence is being gathered, working closely with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/03/2019 18:50:43 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena