Question follow-through · 27702
Allotments
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the timescales Parish Councils have to increase allotment spaces.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 30 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 7 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the timescales Parish Councils have to increase allotment spaces.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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7 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 requires local authorities including parish councils to provide enough allotments if they deem there is sufficient demand from the local population. They must also consider local representations submitted under t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Local Government: Reorganisation
16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of future governance arrangements for Charter Trustee areas; and whether he plans to bring forward legislation to establis