Asked by: Barbara Keeley (Labour - Worsley and Eccles South)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to increase the provision of allotments (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The Government has no plans to increase the provision of allotments during or after the covid-19 outbreak.
Local authorities have responsibility for allotments in their area. The decision to increase local provision is one taken at a local level based on individual circumstances.