Parks and Green Spaces Alert Sample


Alert Sample

Alert results for: Parks and Green Spaces

Information between 15th March 2024 - 3rd June 2024

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Parliamentary Debates
Oral Answers to Questions
139 speeches (9,805 words)
Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Whether it is regenerating local high streets, investing in parks and green spaces or tackling antisocial - Link to Speech

Local Government Finances
35 speeches (19,162 words)
Thursday 21st March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Mentions:
1: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) We have seen cuts in parks and green spaces, in culture, museums and theatres, in youth services, and - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) since 2010.Sport development and community recreation has been cut by 59% per person, and spending on parks - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes: Session 2023-24

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Found: MBE [UGS0070] The Orchard Project [UGS0071] Dr Alexandra Collins [UGS0072] National Federation of Parks

Friday 24th May 2024
Written Evidence - Room 13 Hareclive
CBE0134 - Children, young people and the built environment

Children, young people and the built environment - Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

Found: It included looking into: attitudes and behaviour around playing out; barriers including traffic; parks

Saturday 11th May 2024
Report - Seventh Report - Grassroots music venues

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: authorities told the LGA that cost savings would have to fall on sport and leisure services (55%), parks

Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from Rebecca Pow MP, Minister for Nature, regarding the Committee's letter on its Urban Green Spaces inquiry, dated 18 April 2024

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Found: The Government is firmly committed to improving the quality of and access to urban parks and green spaces

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Written Evidence - Local Government Association (LGA)
GMV0003 - Grassroots music venues

Grassroots music venues - Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: cent) with responsibility for the services reported that cost savings would be needed in their parks

Thursday 14th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Impact on Urban Health, Town and Country Planning Association, and Gateshead Council

Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: We have heard a lot recently about perceptions of parks and green spaces and that young women often



Petitions

Protect our green spaces and parks from unauthorised encampments.

Petition Rejected - 12 Signatures

We want the Government to pass legislation which would allow local authorities to ringfence play areas and parks so that they have the authority to immediately move on any unauthorised encampments so as not to deny or deprive people of access to local green spaces.

This petition was rejected on 21st Mar 2024 as the proposed action is already occurring

Found: Our goal is to ensure that our play parks and green spaces are free from unauthorised encampments at



National Audit Office
Mar. 28 2024
wider environmental goals (PDF)

Found: £13.1 millionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government funding to improve and create parks



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: New levelling up powers to fill empty shops across England
Document: New levelling up powers to fill empty shops across England (webpage)

Found: Improving access to green spaces, by supporting communities to restore their parks and green spaces through

Tuesday 14th May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: New levelling up powers to fill empty shops across England
Document: Improving access to greenspace: 2020 review (publishing.service.gov.uk) (PDF)

Found: National Trust, with additional funding from MHCLG, and aims to secure the future of the UK’s urban parks



Department Publications - Consultations
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Document: Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping Report for fusion energy - consultation document part 2 (PDF)

Found: Conserve, protect and enhance natural environmental assets (e.g. parks and green spaces, common land



Department Publications - Statistics
Monday 25th March 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience
Document: Rapid evidence review: measuring social cohesion (PDF)

Found: that facilitates community engagement, such as internet access, the number of community centres and parks



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
May. 28 2024
Planning Inspectorate
Source Page: Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2024/0034 and S62A/2024/0042/LBC 57 The Old Port House, Prince Street, City Centre, Bristol BS1 4QH
Document: BCS11 - Infrastructure and Developer Contributions (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: infrastructure Commuted payments for maintenance of facilities provided Sustainable transport improvements Parks



MP Financial Interests
15th April 2024
Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
8. Miscellaneous
A Trustee of Fields in Trust (FiT), a charity which champions and supports our parks and green spaces. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 28 January 2021
(Registered 29 September 2022)
Source

Found: Miscellaneous A Trustee of Fields in Trust (FiT), a charity which champions and supports our parks and