Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 74378

Allotments: Parish and Town Councils

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Section 23 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 for ensuring that (a) district and (b) parish councils provide allot

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Under the Small Holdings and Allotment Act 1908, local authorities have a duty to provide allotments if there is sufficient demand. The responsibility for the running, management, and organisation of these allotments also falls on the local authority. A l...

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