Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 22 January 2009.
Tim Farron
Shadow Secretary of State (Environment)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many allotment allocations are vacant, in each Constituency.
Iain Wright
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
We do not have centrally held figures for the number of allotment vacancies. Local authorities are responsible for keeping figures on vacancies and we do not require them to provide central Government with these figures. The number of vacancies changes regularly in line with local demand.
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No4 people think not
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