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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new development on the availability of green space in a) urban and b) rural communities.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
24 Sept 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new development on the availability of green space in a) urban and b) rural communities.

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of publicly available green space for the health and wellbeing of communities. The Department has not made a specific assessment of trends in the level of loss of publicly available green space in England over the ...

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