Cultural Heritage and Sports
Commons · Question 96981 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Louie French
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to require local authorities to collect and publish baseline data on current (a) sports facilities and (b) heritage landscapes.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 9 Dec 2025
My Department has not made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) distribution and (b) availability of sports pitches by local authorities. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies should be based on robust and up...