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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

857845

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 with contracted-out parking have imposed a requirement the contractors be members of (a) the British Parking Association and (b) Independent Parking Committee.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	131745
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>National Health Service trusts are responsible for the actions of any private contractor they may employ to manage their hospital car parking service.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/03/2018 13:53:12 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

857847

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 waive parking charges when an overstay is beyond the control of the driver.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	131747
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 provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</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 131746 131750 question first answered 15/03/2018 13:59:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

857848

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, what assessment is Department has made of the effect of NHS hospitals in England charging staff to park on the area surrounding the hospital on people who live in that area.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	131748
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>National Health Service organisations have the autonomy to make decisions locally on the provision of charges and how car parking is managed for patients, visitors and staff, taking account of their local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps its 2015 guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking regularly under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 131749 question first answered 15/03/2018 13:56:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

857849

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, with reference to his oral contribution of 1 February 2018, Official Report, what steps he is taking to revisit his Department's guidance, NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	131749
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>National Health Service organisations have the autonomy to make decisions locally on the provision of charges and how car parking is managed for patients, visitors and staff, taking account of their local circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps its 2015 guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking regularly under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 131748 question first answered 15/03/2018 13:56:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

857850

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 much money was spent by NHS staff on parking charges at their place of work each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	131750
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 provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS organisations must have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances.</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 131746 131747 question first answered 15/03/2018 13:59:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon