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Observations by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the petition of 29 March 2006 from Andrew and Julie Wright against the removal of children's doorstep play areas in North Bretton, Peterborough. (Circulated in the Vote for 26 October 2006)

Lead member

Ruth Kelly

Type

Observations on petitions

Date

24 October 2006

House

House of Commons

Additional Learning Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her policy is on the provision of adventure playgrounds or play facilities designed for pupils with additional learning needs.

Asked by

Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 October 2006

Reference

450 c357W;450 c361W; 89807

House

House of Commons

Children’s Play Areas

Public petition from residents in Peterborough against the removal of children's doorstep play areas in North Bretton, Peterborough. ((Circulated with the Vote for 30 March 2006)

Lead member

Lord Jackson of Peterborough

Type

Paper petitions

Date

29 March 2006

Reference

444 c1016

House

House of Commons

Children's Play Areas

I present a petition that Declares that Peterborough City Council has removed a number of children's doorstep play areas from North Bretton, against the wishes of the residents. A petition of some 347 signatures was raised over a period of two weeks, to request that the equipment be reinstated. The...

Member

Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

29 March 2006

Reference

444 c1016

House

House of Commons

Recreation Areas and Holiday Play Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to develop (a) safe and accessible recreation areas and (b) affordable school holiday play schemes for the most vulnerable families.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 December 2005

For answer on

9 January 2006

Answered on

26 January 2006

Thanks to the £155 million play programme announced by the Big Lottery Fund in March 2005, a huge number of existing play facilities across England will be improved and new ones created. 80 per cent. of the fund will be used to develop free, open-access play provision in the areas of greatest need. Allocations will be made to local authorities based on child population weighted by the level of deprivation in each area but also taking into account where relatively affluent areas have pockets of deprivation (for example, rural areas).For the older child, we have outlined new national standards for ‘things to do and places to go' for young people. The standards include ensuring access to ‘a range of safe and enjoyable places in which to spend time'. We intend to introduce new legislation that will clarify local authorities' responsibilities to secure access to such provision.The Youth Matters Green Paper also outlined plans to put resources directly into the hands of young people so that they have more say over the way that resources are spent. Extra resources made available through the pre-Budget report mean that a total of £115 million will be available in the two financial years from April 2006 to support the provision of youth activities in communities, including the development of the Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital funds which will particularly help to support access for young people from vulnerable families.We have also committed £840 million to help develop extended services, including holiday play schemes, so that they are accessible through all our schools by 2010. These funds have also been distributed with a weighting for levels of deprivation. The National Remodelling Team within the Training and Development Agency has been appointed to provide support to all schools to help develop extended services.

Date

26 January 2006

Reference

39406; 441 c2292-3W

House

House of Commons

Engagements

Is my right hon. Friend aware that for every acre of children's playgrounds, this country has 80 acres of golf courses? Will he join me in congratulating Councillor Lucy Howells, the deputy mayor of Sedgefield borough council, who has secured funds for playgrounds across the borough? Does he also agree with the all-party parliamentary group on play that adequate space for play should be incorporated in all new housing developments?

Asked by

Helen Goodman (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

25 January 2006

Reference

441 c1424-5

House

House of Commons

Playgrounds

Asked by

Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2005

Reference

37746; 440 c2574W

House

House of Commons

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