Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13846
Sport England: Recreation Spaces
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the number of recreational spaces that fall outside Sport England's statutory remit, with reference to data compiled by
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in December 2024, sets out that access to high quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and physical activity are important for the health and well-being of communities, and can deliver wider...
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