HC Deb 28 January 1977 vol 924 cc812-3W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what statutory duty is imposed on local authorities to provide allotments.

Mr. Denis Howell

District councils are required under Section 23 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 to provide a sufficient number of plots to satisfy the demand from local residents. In a parish, this obligation falls upon the parish council or parish meeting, to the exclusion of the district council.