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Planning: Sports

Asked by Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 13845

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that planning reforms do not lead to a reduction in local sports provisions.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 103087 on 13 January 2026 and UIN 119470 on 23 March 2026.

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