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1364945

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	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, what steps he is taking to reduce car parking fees to visitors who need to attend hospital regularly.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	67159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>While the National Health Service does not provide free hospital car parking to frequent visitors, outpatients who attend hospital at least three times within a month for an overall period of at least three months are eligible for free hospital parking. A month is defined as a period of 30 days.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/11/2021 17:24:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1472919

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2022
	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, if his Department will permanently exempt NHS staff from hospital car parking charges.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	23714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so. Free parking in hospital car parks for all National Health Service staff was temporarily introduced for the duration of the pandemic and this measure ended from 31 March 2022.  However, free hospital car parking continues to be available for those in greatest need in 98% of NHS trusts which charge for car parking, including disabled people or blue badge holders; those attending frequent outpatient appointments; parents of sick children staying overnight; and staff working nightshifts.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/06/2022 12:16:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

222981

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS trusts that have implemented the car parking principles he published on 23 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	224933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 02/03/2015 11:45:43 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

816888

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff employed at (a) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, (b) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, (c) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are (i) being pursued for parking fines by their employers and (ii) are subject to deductions from wages or other actions by bailiffs to recoup such fines and other costs.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	121315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service trusts make decisions locally about the provision of car parking to patients, visitors and staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles on 23 August 2014, these were subsequently updated in October 2015 and are available 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> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/01/2018 15:49:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

822859

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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 hospital trusts in England have considered installing a pay on exit or similar scheme since the publication of his Department's guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, last updated on 29 October 2015; and how many hospital trusts (a) are planning to install such a scheme in 2018 and (b) have decided against installing such a scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	122542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service organisations are responsible locally for their own policy on internal travel arrangements and car parking, taking into account operational circumstances and community interests.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles (first published in August 2014 and then updated in October 2015), set out a nationally consistent approach to determining car parking policies, making clear the rules which NHS trusts should follow when making decisions about car parking. However, the provision of parking spaces for patients, staff, contractors, and other visitors to the site and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122543 122544 122545 122546 question first answered 23/01/2018 14:45:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

822860

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, last updated on 29 October 2015, how many NHS trusts, NHS hospitals or establishments providing NHS healthcare in England have imposed a requirement for parking contractors to be members of a parking trade association, such as the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee, since the initial publication of that guidance on 23 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	122543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service organisations are responsible locally for their own policy on internal travel arrangements and car parking, taking into account operational circumstances and community interests.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles (first published in August 2014 and then updated in October 2015), set out a nationally consistent approach to determining car parking policies, making clear the rules which NHS trusts should follow when making decisions about car parking. However, the provision of parking spaces for patients, staff, contractors, and other visitors to the site and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122542 122544 122545 122546 question first answered 23/01/2018 14:45:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

822861

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, last updated on 29 October 2015, how many NHS hospitals in England prioritise parking for staff whose daily duties require them to travel by car.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	122544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service organisations are responsible locally for their own policy on internal travel arrangements and car parking, taking into account operational circumstances and community interests.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles (first published in August 2014 and then updated in October 2015), set out a nationally consistent approach to determining car parking policies, making clear the rules which NHS trusts should follow when making decisions about car parking. However, the provision of parking spaces for patients, staff, contractors, and other visitors to the site and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122542 122543 122545 122546 question first answered 23/01/2018 14:45:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

822862

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, last updated on 29 October 2015, how many NHS hospitals in England provide internal travel arrangements between hospital sites for staff who routinely travel between hospital sites.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	122545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service organisations are responsible locally for their own policy on internal travel arrangements and car parking, taking into account operational circumstances and community interests.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles (first published in August 2014 and then updated in October 2015), set out a nationally consistent approach to determining car parking policies, making clear the rules which NHS trusts should follow when making decisions about car parking. However, the provision of parking spaces for patients, staff, contractors, and other visitors to the site and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122542 122543 122544 122546 question first answered 23/01/2018 14:45:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

822863

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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, with reference to his Department's guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, last updated on 29 October 2015, how many hospital trusts in England have installed a pay on exit or similar scheme since the initial publication of that guidance on 23 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	122546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service organisations are responsible locally for their own policy on internal travel arrangements and car parking, taking into account operational circumstances and community interests.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles (first published in August 2014 and then updated in October 2015), set out a nationally consistent approach to determining car parking policies, making clear the rules which NHS trusts should follow when making decisions about car parking. However, the provision of parking spaces for patients, staff, contractors, and other visitors to the site and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122542 122543 122544 122545 question first answered 23/01/2018 14:45:10 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1241258

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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, what enforcement powers he has to require hospital trusts to make disabled parking bays free.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	100272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>These new requirements are being mandated through the NHS Standard Contract, to make car parking more consistent across England. The 2020/21 contract asked the National Health Service in England to do all it can to implement them from April 2020, and requires it to do so from January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/10/2020 08:38:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green