House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 May 2007.
Lord Warner
Labour
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many civil amenity sites have been (a) closed, and (b) disposed of in the geographical area of the Greater London Authority in each of the past five years; and what firm current and closed plans there are to open new such sites in the current and subsequent two years.
Baroness Andrews
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
The Government do not collect the information requested centrally; planning for civic amenity sites is a matter for the local authorities to ensure that they are able to deliver their waste strategies. However, 2005-06 data show that there were known to be 41 civic amenity sites in the geographical area of the Greater London Authority, an increase over the 40 in 2000-01.
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