Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 15 October 2009.
Caroline Spelman
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for an applicant to secure a local authority allotment.
Barbara Follett
Minister of State (the East of England), Regional Affairs, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government
Local authorities are responsible for keeping and managing waiting lists for allotments they provide. Government do not require local authorities to provide data on the average waiting time for an applicant to secure a local authority allotment.
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