Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2008. It was answered by Iain Wright (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Land Use: Databases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what requirements local authorities will have to provide information to her Department for inclusion on the new green space database.

Answer: There is no requirement for local authorities to provide information for inclusion on the green space database. This is in line with the commitment the Government made in the 2006 Local Government White Paper, ““Strong and Prosperous Communities””, and the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, to reduce the number of performance indicators against which local authorities must report to central Government under 200.The green space database will make widely available information held by the Department on green space. We hope that stakeholders with an interest in green space, including but not limited to local authorities, will benefit from this and be encouraged to share information voluntarily.

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