Information between 19th February 2024 - 9th May 2024
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Oral Answers to Questions
139 speeches (9,805 words) Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Whether it is regenerating local high streets, investing in parks and green spaces or tackling antisocial - Link to Speech |
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Local Government Finances
35 speeches (19,162 words) Thursday 21st March 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) We have seen cuts in parks and green spaces, in culture, museums and theatres, in youth services, and - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) since 2010.Sport development and community recreation has been cut by 59% per person, and spending on parks - Link to Speech |
| Select Committee Documents |
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Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from Rebecca Pow MP, Minister for Nature, regarding the Committee's letter on its Urban Green Spaces inquiry, dated 18 April 2024 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: The Government is firmly committed to improving the quality of and access to urban parks and green spaces |
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Tuesday 26th March 2024
Written Evidence - Local Government Association (LGA) GMV0003 - Grassroots music venues Grassroots music venues - Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: cent) with responsibility for the services reported that cost savings would be needed in their parks |
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Thursday 14th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Impact on Urban Health, Town and Country Planning Association, and Gateshead Council Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: We have heard a lot recently about perceptions of parks and green spaces and that young women often |
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Wednesday 6th March 2024
Written Evidence - Keep Britain Tidy GEX0009 - Government resilience: extreme weather Public Accounts Committee Found: We provide the secretariat for the Parks and Green Spaces APPG and the Tidy Britain APPG to bring |
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Friday 23rd February 2024
Written Evidence - The District Councils’ Network (DCN) OLG0015 - The Office for Local Government The Office for Local Government - Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Found: planning and housing, homelessness prevention, welfare support, environmental health, waste collection, parks |
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Friday 23rd February 2024
Written Evidence - National Association of Local Councils OLG0010 - The Office for Local Government The Office for Local Government - Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Found: to: •neighbourhood planning •sport, leisure, and recreational services (including libraries) •parks |
| Petitions |
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Protect our green spaces and parks from unauthorised encampments. Petition Rejected - 12 SignaturesWe want the Government to pass legislation which would allow local authorities to ringfence play areas and parks so that they have the authority to immediately move on any unauthorised encampments so as not to deny or deprive people of access to local green spaces. This petition was rejected on 21st Mar 2024 as the proposed action is already occurringFound: Our goal is to ensure that our play parks and green spaces are free from unauthorised encampments at |
| National Audit Office |
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Mar. 28 2024
wider environmental goals (PDF) Found: £13.1 millionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government funding to improve and create parks |
| Department Publications - Consultations |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting Document: Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping Report for fusion energy - consultation document part 2 (PDF) Found: Conserve, protect and enhance natural environmental assets (e.g. parks and green spaces, common land |
| Department Publications - Statistics |
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Monday 25th March 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience Document: Rapid evidence review: measuring social cohesion (PDF) Found: that facilitates community engagement, such as internet access, the number of community centres and parks |
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Thursday 7th March 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: Commissioners’ fourth report Document: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: Commissioners’ fourth report (PDF) Found: for Sandwell’s Emotional Wellbeing Programme Green Flag Awards – Obtaining a record breaking 15 parks |
| MP Financial Interests |
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15th April 2024
Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East) 8. Miscellaneous A Trustee of Fields in Trust (FiT), a charity which champions and supports our parks and green spaces. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 28 January 2021 (Registered 29 September 2022) Source Found: Miscellaneous A Trustee of Fields in Trust (FiT), a charity which champions and supports our parks and |
| Deposited Papers |
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Thursday 14th March 2024
Source Page: Local government stewardship: Reports and letters regarding developments in statutory interventions in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Liverpool City Council and Thurrock Council and the Tees Valley Mayor’s initial response to independent review. 12p. Document: Sandwell_MBC-Commissioners_Fourth_Report-20_Dec.pdf (PDF) Found: for Sandwell’s Emotional Wellbeing Programme Green Flag Awards – Obtaining a record breaking 15 parks |