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Commons · Question 28257 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Sep 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new development on the availability of green space in a) urban and b) rural communities.

Answer

Answered by Florence Eshalomi, 24 Sep 2026

The Government recognises the importance of publicly available green space for the health and wellbeing of communities. The Department has not made a specific assessment of trends in the level of loss of publicly available green space in England over the ...