Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Public Parks: Follow Up
Closed
Opened 30 May 2022
Closed 17 Apr 2023
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee will follow up their previous inquiry into the future of Public Parks with an oral evidence session on 20 July, to assess what has changed since 2017.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 30 May 2022.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 20 July 2022
- 7 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Minister for Levelling Up to the Chair dated 10 March 2023 concerning public parks policy22 March 2023, Correspondence
- Letter from Newcastle City Council to the Chair dated 15 November 2022 concerning Public Parks: Follow Up22 November 2022, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 18 October 2022 concerning public parks18 October 2022, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2022 |
Oral Evidence
Alan Law · Natural England,
Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE · Local Government Association (LGA),
Dave Morris · National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces,
Drew Bennellick · National Lottery Heritage Fund,
Ellie Robinson · National Trust,
Helen Griffiths · Fields in Trust,
Peter Neal
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Law · Deputy Chief Executive | Natural England | 1 |
| Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE · Deputy Chair of the LGA’s Children & Young People Board | Local Government Association (LGA) | 1 |
| Dave Morris · Chair | National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces | 1 |
| Drew Bennellick · Head of Land and Nature Policy UK | National Lottery Heritage Fund | 1 |
| Ellie Robinson · Head of Urban Green Space | National Trust | 1 |
| Helen Griffiths · Chief Executive | Fields in Trust | 1 |
| Peter Neal | Not recorded | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2023 | To committee | Letter from the Minister for Levelling Up to the Chair dated 10 March 2023 concerning public parks policy |
| 22 Nov 2022 | To committee | Letter from Newcastle City Council to the Chair dated 15 November 2022 concerning Public Parks: Follow Up |
| 18 Oct 2022 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to Newcastle City Council dated 18 October 2022 concerning public parks |
| 18 Oct 2022 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 18 October 2022 concerning public parks |
| 6 Sep 2022 | To committee | Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 1 August 2022 concerning the Levelling Up Parks Fund |
| 6 Sep 2022 | To committee | Letter from Natural England to the Chair dated 17 August 2022 concerning Public Parks |
| 14 Jun 2022 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State dated 13 June 2022 concerning public parks |