Early Day Motion·EDM 942

PROTECTING ALLOTMENTS

10 July 200076 Signatures

Motion Text

That this House recognises that allotment legislation is complex but calls upon the Government to overhaul allotment legislation, paying particular attention to protecting existing allotment sites; recognises the health benefits of allotment groups; notes the value of allotment gardening in leisure provision, exercise, the growing of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers; and congratulates generations of allotment gardeners for their contribution to the nation's health.