Question follow-through · 81946
Gardens and Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to recognise (a) private and (b) communal gardens as a part of green infrastructure in the delivery of (i) net zero and (ii) climate resilience strategies.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to recognise (a) private and (b) communal gardens as a part of green infrastructure in the delivery of (i) net zero and (ii) climate resilience strategies.
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Nov 2025
Answer published
The National Planning Policy Framework defines green infrastructure as a network of multi-functional green and blue spaces and other natural features – urban and rural – that are capable of delivering a wide range of environmental, economic, health, and w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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