There are no central records of how many school playing fields were sold before October 1998. Between October 1998 and December 1998, the Government approved seven applications to sell school playing fields larger than a sports pitch; 42 applications were approved in 1999, 32 in 2000, 22 in 2001, 23 in 2002, and so far 10 have been approved in 2003.
There are no central records of how many school playing fields have been acquired.