Member

Creating a new duty for community cultivation schemes would require similar land assessments to be registered and a nomination process to local authorities to comply with their duties under the Allotments Acts of 1908 and 1925. Through the new community right to buy, this Bill also provides a clear and practical route for communities to secure space for cultivation without creating a new statutory duty. For all the reasons I have set out, I hope the noble Lord will feel able to withdraw his amendment.