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Written question asked by Lord Mason of Barnsley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 February 2006.


Allotments: South Yorkshire

Question
How much land was available for allotments in    south Yorkshire, particularly in Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley, in each of the past five years; and how much has been released over that time for agricultural or building purposes and planning and development.
Answer

The Government do not collect information on the availability of allotment land on an annual basis. However, information on the number of statutory allotments was last collected as part of The English Allotment Survey 1997. This recorded a total of 374    hectares of statutory allotments in south Yorkshire. In the past five years approval has been given for the disposal of sites totalling 10 hectares in south Yorkshire.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3764; 678 c95WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Deposited Paper HDEP 2006/133
Monday, 27 February 2006
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Allotments Land use Sales Sheffield South Yorkshire Rotherham Doncaster Barnsley
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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