Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 18 June 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

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REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR URBAN PARKS

That this House is concerned about the damage being caused to Britain's urban parks and green spaces by disproportionate cuts to their maintenance in local government budget savings, the loss of skills in professional horticulture in the public sector through staff redundancies and the lack of investment in parks, negatively impacting on health, social well-being and community cohesion; notes that, for example, London parks budgets have fallen by 44 per cent in the past four years while Liverpool has lost a third of its parks budget in the last two years along with 65 parks staff; recognises the challenge for green space professionals with the absence of a national level department, body or function with a watching brief for the UK's urban parks; and calls on the Government to address these concerns in a new inquiry into urban parks.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

219 

Session

2012-13

Other sponsors

Alan Meale

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

Ronnie Campbell

Martin Caton

David Simpson

Subjects

Leisure

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk