Allotment waiting list data

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Dear Ms Campbell

Thank you for your recent request for information. This email is to
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as promptly and fully as possible. You will receive our response by
28.01.09 at the latest.

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Debbie Swain
Communications Unit
(responsible for FOI)

Dear Ms Campbell

Further to your Freedom of Information request, please find below the information requested.

Q1. How many allotment sites are there in the Council area for which the Council has access to waiting list data?

A. 5

Q2. How many plots are on these sites in total?

A. 249

Q3. In total, how many people are on these waiting lists for an allotment?

A. 82

Q4. Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?

A. No.

Q5. How many sites are there in total in the Council area?

A. We are unable to provide an answer to this question in time to meet your reply deadline. We will forward the answer as soon as we have it.

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Regards
Debbie Swain
Communications Unit
(responsible for FOI)

Dear Ms Campbell

Further to my attached email, the answer to question 5 is 6.

Thanks
Debbie Swain
Communications Unit
(responsible for FOI)