Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jim Dickson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department plans to provide to support the improvement of playground facilities in England.
To support the improvement of playgrounds, the Government is providing the £18 million playgrounds fund. This fund is a targeted programme to improve children’s access to safe, inclusive, high‑quality local play spaces in communities where it has fallen f...
Communities and Local Government, with reference to research from the University of Manchester article entitled The right to play: making play a policy and practice priority, published on 29 September 2025, how his Department will ensure that planning for new developments includes access to green spaces for schools, children and young people.
I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 113540 on 2 March 2026, and UIN 111684 on 24 February 2026.
Communities and Local Government, whether the statutory guidance entitled Allotment disposal guidance: safeguards and alternatives, published on 30 January 2014, remains in effect.
The 2014 statutory allotment disposal guidance remains in effect.
Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that the proceedings of local authorities are available to the public live online.
Public access to council meetings is an essential part of ensuring accountability and transparency at the local level. Except where specific exemptions apply, the Local Government Act 1972 is clear that all council meetings are open to the public.Under th...
Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities are subject to independent review and inspection.
This Government is committed to resetting the relationship between local and regional government to establish partnerships built on mutual respect, genuine collaboration and meaningful engagement. We are keen to work with any local authorities facing chal...
Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on planning reform.
On 30 July we opened an eight week consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework.As well as reversing the damaging anti-supply changes made by the previous government in December 2023, proposed reforms include making housing targets mandatory, strengthening policy support for brownfield development, and the targeted release of low-quality grey belt land within the green belt.The consultation will run until Tuesday 24 September.