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MPs to take action on issues of play set for action by MPs

Children's play came under political scrutiny when a backbench group of more than 40 MPs met for the first time on 13 December. The new All Party Parliamentary Group on Play will meet quarterly to 'consider, and take action on, current issues affecting the right of every child to play freely'. The group's chair, Labour MPHelen Goodman, suggested themes for future meetings, including extended schools and play, learning from the Welsh experience of play policy, planning for play space in new housing developments, and the children's workforce. She stressed the importance of the group being an 'action group' to move forward issues that have a negative impact on children's access to play.

The group's chair, Labour MPHelen Goodman, suggested themes for future meetings, including extended schools and play, learning from the Welsh experience of play policy, planning for play space in new housing developments, and the children's workforce. She stressed the importance of the group being an 'action group' to move forward issues that have a negative impact on children's access to play.

The group's next meeting, to take place in early spring, will consider the role of play in extended schools.

A spokesperson for SkillsActive, the organisation providing administrative and research support for the group, said that over the coming months the play sector would campaign for a play strategy in England.

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