Question follow-through · 9918
Allotments
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) review and (b) amend the Allotments Act 1950 to strengthen the rights of allotment tenants.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 18 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 23 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 17 Jan 2025 · 91 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) review and (b) amend the Allotments Act 1950 to strengthen the rights of allotment tenants.
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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17 Jan 2025
Answer published
Defra is not currently taking any such steps. Allotments policy is a matter for local Government.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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