Oral QuestionWomen and Equalities

What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve women's health.

Tabled: 6 November 2024Answered: 13 November 2024

Asked by

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)Birmingham Edgbaston

Answering Minister

the Minister for Women and Equalities

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)

The definition of “reasonable walking distance” is set out in the glossary of the national planning policy framework. For the purposes of policies relating to land around well connected stations, the glossary makes it clear that it should be considered to be about 800 metres, or about 10 minutes’ walk time if topography, route availability or quality, or physical barriers “would prevent or discourage walking from up to 800 metres away.”