Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Children, young people and the built environment
Status: Closed
Opened: 13 Nov 2023
Closed: 28 May 2024
This inquiry is looking at how better planning and building and urban design in England could enhance the health and well-being of children and young people, while also benefitting the population as a whole. It will look at how children and young people can use outside public spaces and move around their neighbourhoods: how they … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2024 | Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy · Association of Directors of Public Health, Joanna Averley · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Lee Rowley · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | View ↗ |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Dinah Bornat · ZCD Architects, Jo McCafferty · Levitt Bernstein, Jonny Anstead · TOWN, Sarah Scannell · Birmingham City Council, Tim Gill (Author of Urban Playground) | View ↗ |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Alice Ferguson · Playing Out, Dr Jennifer Wills Lamacq · UCL, Dr William Bird · Intelligent Health, Harriet Grant · Guardian, Helen Griffiths · Fields in Trust, Mrs Gemma Hyde · TCPA, Professor Alison Stenning · Newcastle University, Professor Helen Dodd · Exeter University | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Ferguson · Associate and Board Director | Playing Out | 1 |
| Dinah Bornat · co-director | ZCD Architects | 1 |
| Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy | Association of Directors of Public Health | 1 |
| Dr Jennifer Wills Lamacq · DECPsy Academic and Professional Tutor | UCL | 1 |
| Dr William Bird · CEO | Intelligent Health | 1 |
| Harriet Grant · Freelance reporter specialising in human rights, … | Guardian | 1 |
| Helen Griffiths · Chief Executive | Fields in Trust | 1 |
| Jo McCafferty · Director | Levitt Bernstein | 1 |
| Joanna Averley · Chief Planner | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Jonny Anstead · Founding Director | TOWN | 1 |
| Lee Rowley · Minister for Housing, Planning and Building Safety | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Mrs Gemma Hyde · Projects and Policy Manager | TCPA | 1 |
| Professor Alison Stenning · Professor | Newcastle University | 1 |
| Professor Helen Dodd · Professor | Exeter University | 1 |
| Sarah Scannell · Assistant Director Planning | Birmingham City Council | 1 |
| Tim Gill (Author of Urban Playground) | — | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Permanent Secretary, DfE, to the Chair dated 23 April 2024, con… |
| 14 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the Department for Education's Permanent Secretary, da… |