This column returns surprisingly quickly to the subject of stewardship - specifically the need for arrangements to be made for the maintenance, in perpetuity and to a high standard, of public green space in new developments. The rush is stimulated by a Ten Minute Rule Bill House of Commons debate in Westminster Hall held on 22 January 2019, of which readers may wish to be aware. It was a good debate, but the issues became rather tangled. The response of Minister Kit Malthouse was disappointing because he didn't pick up on the public green space issue.
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