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428936

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of hospital trusts charging disabled people to park their cars on those people.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not made any national assessment of the effect of parking charges on specific groups. Decisions on hospital car parking, including charging, are taken locally by National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts.</p><br /><p>On 23 August, 2014, the Department published the <em>NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles</em>, which set out a nationally consistent approach for hospitals to take to car parking and concessionary charges. Disabled people are explicitly mentioned as a group who should receive free or concessionary parking. The principles are:</p><br /><p>“NHS organisations should work with their patients and staff, local authorities and public transport providers to make sure that users can get to the site (and park if necessary) as safely, conveniently and economically as possible.<sup>1</sup></p><br /><p>Charges should be reasonable for the area.</p><p>Concessions, including free or reduced charges or caps, should be available for the following groups:</p><ul><li>disabled people<sup>2</sup></li><li>frequent outpatient attenders</li><li>visitors with relatives who are gravely ill, or carers<sup>3</sup> of such people</li><li>visitors to relatives who have an extended stay in hospital, or carers<sup>3</sup> of such people</li><li>carers<sup>3</sup> of people in the above groups where appropriate</li><li>staff working shifts that mean public transport cannot be used</li></ul><br /><p>Other concessions, eg for volunteers or staff who car-share, should be considered locally.</p><br /><p>Priority for staff parking should be based on need, eg staff whose daily duties require them to travel by car.<sup>4</sup></p><br /><p>Trusts should consider installing ‘pay on exit’ or similar schemes so that drivers pay only for the time that they have used. Additional charges should only be imposed where reasonable<sup>5 </sup>and should be waived when overstaying is beyond the driver’s control (eg when treatment takes longer than planned, or when staff are required to work beyond their scheduled shift).</p><br /><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><br /><p>NHS trusts should publish:</p><ul><li>their parking policy</li><li>their implementation of the NHS car parking principles</li><li>financial information relating to their car parking</li><li>summarised complaint information on car parking and actions taken in response</li></ul><br /> Contracted-out car parking<p>NHS organisations are responsible for the actions of private contractors who run car parks on their behalf.</p><p>NHS organisations should act against rogue contractors in line with the relevant codes of practice<sup>6 </sup>where applicable.</p><p>Contracts should not be let on any basis that incentivises additional charges, eg ‘income from parking charge notices only’.”</p><br /><p>To help NHS organisations deliver the above principles the Department published <em>NHS Car Parking Management: Environment and Sustainability (HTM 07-03)</em> on 25 March 2015. This guidance is attached.</p><br /><p>Both documents make it clear that National Health Service organisations should work with patients, staff, visitors, local authorities and public transport providers when planning their parking provision.</p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li>Each site is different and very few will be able to provide spaces for everyone who needs one. Since 2010, national planning policy no longer imposes maximum parking standards on development, and no longer recommends the use of car parking charges as a demand management measure to discourage car use.</li></ol><br /><ol start="2"><li>Consideration should be given to the needs of people with temporary disabilities as well as Blue Badge holders.</li></ol><br /><ol start="3"><li>Carers are those as identified in the following:</li></ol><p>(i) Care Act 2014 section 10(3)</p><p>(ii) Children and Families Act 2014 section 96</p><p>(iii) Children and Families Act 2014 section 97</p><p>(iv) Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995</p><br /><ol start="4"><li>Such staff might include nurses or therapists who visit patients at home. Routine travel between hospital sites might more sensibly be managed by providing internal transport.</li></ol><br /><ol start="5"><li>‘Reasonable’ implementation of additional charges practice might include additional charges for people who do not have legitimate reasons for parking (eg commuters), or who persistently flout parking regulations (eg blocking entrances). A period of grace should normally be applied before a parking charge notice is issued.</li></ol><br /><ol start="6"><li>There are two trade associations: the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee. If the car park operator is a member of either, their relevant code applies and an appeals service is available to motorists. NHS organisations should consider imposing a requirement for contractors to be members of such an association.</li></ol><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL3659 - Car Parking Principles scan.pdf title Car Parking principles 2 file name HTM 07 03 NHS car parking management.pdf title Car Parking management question first answered 23/11/2015 15:09:43 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

432397

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 23 November (HL3659), why no national assessment has been made of the effect of hospital trusts charging disabled people to park their cars, and whether they have made any regional or local assessments about that issue.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS trusts have the power to charge for car parking under paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 of the National Health Service Act 2006. Foundation Trusts (FTs) have similar general powers under section 43(3) of the NHS Act 2006. Individual NHS organisations decide locally whether or not to institute charges and they also carry out any assessment of the impact of such charges.</p><br /><p>As part of an assessment, trusts consider a range of factors, including the availability of parking spaces, the existence of alternative transport options and the cost of providing car parking. Such matters vary from place to place and therefore cannot be centrally assessed.</p><br /><p>In addition, as public bodies, NHS organisations must ensure they are compliant with the public sector equality duty at Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The conduct of equality assessments is a local matter and the outcomes are not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 03/12/2015 16:01:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

388269

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to introduce a statutory maximum penalty which can be levied on people who incur penalty charges for hospital car parking; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	5774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Communities and Local Government published a discussion paper and call for evidence on <em>Parking reform: tackling unfair practices</em> on the 28 March 2015. We are currently considering the responses, which cover the issue of NHS Car Parks. We intend to publish a summary of responses as soon as possible.<br><br></p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health published in August 2014 the ‘NHS Patient, Visitor and Staff Car Parking Principles’. These set out what patients, the public and the Government can expect the NHS to deliver in respect of hospital car parking and are a baseline against which the public can locally hold the NHS to account for unfair charges or practices.</p><p> </p><p>The car parking principles can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/07/2015 14:32:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

868442

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS hospital in England has the highest parking charges for (a) patients and (b) visitors for one day of parking.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	133662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service car parking data is collected annually through Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC).</p><p> </p><p>All ERIC data for all trusts in England is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp" target="_blank">http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the latest ERIC car parking data for 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parking spaces available (Number)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>452,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Designated disabled parking spaces (Number)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average fee charged per hour for patient/visitor parking (£)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average fee charged per hour for staff parking (£)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.19</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Do you charge for disabled parking (Yes/No/None)</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for NHS organisations that they are expected to follow. The guidelines are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles</a></p><p> </p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 133656 133657 133658 133659 133660 133661 question first answered 28/03/2018 13:01:29 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

857841

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England (a) publish and (b) publicise financial information on car parking at their hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	131741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for National Health Service organisations that they are expected to follow, which are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles</a></p><p> </p><p>The car parking principles recommend that NHS trusts should publish:</p><p>- their parking policy;</p><p>- their implementation of the NHS car parking principles;</p><p>- financial information relating to their car parking; and</p><p>- summarised complaint information on car parking and actions taken in response.</p><p> </p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 131742 131743 131744 question first answered 15/03/2018 13:45:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

857842

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England (a) publish and (b) publicise summarised (i) complaint information on car parking and (ii) actions taken.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	131742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for National Health Service organisations that they are expected to follow, which are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles</a></p><p> </p><p>The car parking principles recommend that NHS trusts should publish:</p><p>- their parking policy;</p><p>- their implementation of the NHS car parking principles;</p><p>- financial information relating to their car parking; and</p><p>- summarised complaint information on car parking and actions taken in response.</p><p> </p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 131741 131743 131744 question first answered 15/03/2018 13:45:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

850816

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England charge brain injury patients to park.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	130044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested.</p><p>National Health Service car parking data including the number of NHS hospitals that charge for disabled car parking is collected annually through Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC).</p><p>All ERIC data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp" target="_blank">http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp</a></p><p>The 2016-17 figures show that out of 1,043 hospital sites that have designated disabled parking, 132 charge for disabled parking which includes disabled people, people with temporary disabilities as well as Blue Badge holders.</p><p>The provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges are matters for individual NHS trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</p><p>The Department has published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for National Health Service organisations that they are expected to follow.</p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 130019 130022 130036 130038 130039 130042 130043 question first answered 07/03/2018 10:12:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

850810

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England charge cancer patients to park.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	130039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested.</p><p>National Health Service car parking data including the number of NHS hospitals that charge for disabled car parking is collected annually through Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC).</p><p>All ERIC data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp" target="_blank">http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp</a></p><p>The 2016-17 figures show that out of 1,043 hospital sites that have designated disabled parking, 132 charge for disabled parking which includes disabled people, people with temporary disabilities as well as Blue Badge holders.</p><p>The provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges are matters for individual NHS trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</p><p>The Department has published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for National Health Service organisations that they are expected to follow.</p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 130019 130022 130036 130038 130042 130043 130044 question first answered 07/03/2018 10:12:05 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

850809

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England charge dialysis patients to park.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	130038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested.</p><p>National Health Service car parking data including the number of NHS hospitals that charge for disabled car parking is collected annually through Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC).</p><p>All ERIC data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp" target="_blank">http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp</a></p><p>The 2016-17 figures show that out of 1,043 hospital sites that have designated disabled parking, 132 charge for disabled parking which includes disabled people, people with temporary disabilities as well as Blue Badge holders.</p><p>The provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges are matters for individual NHS trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</p><p>The Department has published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for National Health Service organisations that they are expected to follow.</p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 130019 130022 130036 130039 130042 130043 130044 question first answered 07/03/2018 10:12:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

850790

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals in England charge inpatients to park.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	130022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested.</p><p>National Health Service car parking data including the number of NHS hospitals that charge for disabled car parking is collected annually through Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC).</p><p>All ERIC data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp" target="_blank">http://hefs.hscic.gov.uk/ERIC.asp</a></p><p>The 2016-17 figures show that out of 1,043 hospital sites that have designated disabled parking, 132 charge for disabled parking which includes disabled people, people with temporary disabilities as well as Blue Badge holders.</p><p>The provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges are matters for individual NHS trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</p><p>The Department has published clear guidelines (the car parking principles) for National Health Service organisations that they are expected to follow.</p><p>Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.</p><p>Hospitals should put concessions in place for those who most need help including disabled people, carers and staff who work shifts. The NHS itself is responsible for ensuring that charges are fairly applied. Patients, visitors and staff who have problems with car parking should therefore contact the NHS organisation which runs the car park.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 130019 130036 130038 130039 130042 130043 130044 question first answered 07/03/2018 10:12:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon