Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce legislative proposals for a statutory requirement for local authorities to give priority to provision of local sporting facilities when considering how best to utilise section 106 community infrastructure levy payments from developers.

Section 106 planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy provide separate mechanisms for securing developer contributions to infrastructure such as roads, schools, flood defences, health and sporting facilities. Local authorities decide how these contributions and receipts are spent , based on local circumstances andthe views of the community, and this information is held locally.