Written question asked by Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 March 2002. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 7 March 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent representations her Department has received from the National Playing Fields Association relating to the sale of school playing fields. - (Holding answer 5 March 2002).

Answer: Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent representations her Department has received from the National Playing Fields Association relating to the sale of school playing fields. [40476] John Healey: [holding answer 5 March 2002]: The Department has not received any recent representations from the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) relating to the sale of school playing fields. The NPFA is, however, a member of the School Playing Fields Advisory Panel which advises the Department on the extent to which individual applications to dispose of school playing fields comply with the published criteria.

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