Parks: Standards
(asked on 17th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (i) parks and green spaces and (ii) local authorities have been awarded his Department’s Green Flag Award in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the West Midlands, (f) the East of England, (g) Greater London (h) the South Eas, and (i) the South West.
Answered by
Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
The number of Green Flags Awarded to (i) parks and green spaces and (ii)local authorities across the 9 English regions is detailed below.
| Green Flag Award | Local Authorities |
North East | 61 | 11 |
North West | 206 | 28 |
Yorks and Humber | 66 | 13 |
West Midlands | 118 | 22 |
East Midlands | 125 | 28 |
South West | 95 | 20 |
Greater London | 385 | 27 |
South East | 161 | 46 |
East of England | 145 | 33 |