HC Deb 23 February 1976 vol 906 c24W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to encourage the establishment of voluntary garden-sharing schemes in areas where the demand for allotments exceeds present supply.

Mr. Denis Howell

Garden-sharing schemes must be based on voluntary agreement between the parties concerned for their mutual benefit, and I think they are essentially a matter for local initiative.