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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rhiannon James

MP calls for ‘chronic under-supply’ of Gypsy and Traveller sites to be addressed

Mary Kelly Foy has called on the Government to address the ‘chronic under-supply’ of Gypsy and Traveller sites across England (Tom Wilkinson/PA) - (PA Archive)

A Labour MP has called on the Government to address the “chronic under-supply” of Gypsy and Traveller sites across England.

Mary Kelly Foy said planning decisions on these sites “have frequently been underpinned by prejudice”, with just 30 created over the past 30 years.

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