Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 15172

Recreation Spaces

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to high-quality green spaces across the UK.

Answer

Nesil Caliskan
The government is committed to ensuring everyone lives within a 15-minute walk of a green or blue space. In response to this commitment, earlier this year Defra published official statistics in development showing that 80% of people are within this range,...

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