Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96967

Sports: Facilities

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Louie French

ConservativeOld Bexley and Sidcup

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) distribution and (b) availability of sports pitches by local authorities.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department has not made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) distribution and (b) availability of sports pitches by local authorities. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies should be based on robust and up...

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