Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Lord Watts

Thursday 12th May 2011 Commons Chamber

[Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)]

2. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on allotments.

[Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab)]

8. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on allotments.

[The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr James Paice)]

This Government strongly support the need for more growing spaces to be made available for people to grow their own fruit and vegetables. Assertions that we would scrap the duty placed on local authorities to provide plots for growing food to persons resident in the area are entirely false. DEFRA officials and I are working with the Department for Communities and Local Government to develop further initiatives to release land that could be used for allotment sites.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Lord Watts

Thursday 16th December 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab)]

6. What discussions he has had with representatives of business organisations on the carbon reduction commitment energy efficiency scheme.

[Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)]

9. What plans he has for the future of the carbon reduction commitment; and if he will make a statement.