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Public parks inquiry

Inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 11 July 2016 to 24 April 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 24 October 2016: 38 Degrees; Sue Ireland, Vice Chair, The Parks Alliance, Peter Neal, Author of State of UK Parks 2016, Ellie Robinson, Assistant Director of External Affairs, National Trust, and Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage UK, Heritage Lottery Fund (at 4.15pm); Dave Morris, Chair, National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces, Ben Shimshon, Founding Partner, Britain Thinks, Emma Boggis, Chief Executive, Sports and Recreation Alliance, and Will Smithard, Strategic Projects Director, ukactive (at 5.00pm).
  • 14 November 2016: Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment, Birmingham City Council, Andrew Hinchley, Green Space Development Officer, London Borough of Camden, Ian Walmsley, Greenspace Manager, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, and Councillor Matthew Balfour, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Kent County Council; Dr Katy Layton-Jones, The Gardens Trust, Merrick Denton-Thompson OBE, President, The Landscape Institute, Julia Thrift, Projects and Operations Director, TCPA, and James Harris, Policy and Networks Manager, RTPI (at 4.45pm).
  • 23 November 2016: Lydia Ragoonanan, Senior Programme Manager, Nesta, and Eddie Curry, Chair, Core Cities Parks and Greenspace Group; Mark Walton, Director, Shared Assets, Alan Carter, Director of Portfolio Management, the Land Trust, and David Foster, Chief Executive, The Parks Trust Milton Keynes (at 10.45am).
  • 5 December 2016: Andrew Percy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Department for Communities and Local Government.