To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what research his Department has assessed on the effect of allotments on the environment and local communities. (285423)

CLG and DEFRA officials have started discussions about jointly commissioning research to identify and collect evidence on how communities can be engaged and empowered to realise the benefits of urban green spaces (including allotments), which align with key Government priorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many complaints have been submitted to the local government ombudsman on maladministration in the provision of allotments in the last five years. (285427)

The information requested is not held centrally. The Local Government Ombudsman do not record complaints regarding allotment provision separately, they fall within a wider leisure and culture category on their complaints database.