§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the statistics on planning applications affecting playing fields, released on 4 March 2004, were considered and approved by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Playing Field Monitoring Committee. [HL1838]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe 2002–03 statistics on planning applications relating to playing fields were published by the Government from figures provided by Sport England.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will liaise with the other representatives on the Playing Field Monitoring Group to arrange an early date for a meeting to discuss the way forward for the group.