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442396

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints have been made to the DVLA about the issuing of private parking tickets in the last year; how many such complaints have been upheld; and how many companies have been barred from access to the DVLA data base in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	20790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received 59 complaints about 23 different private parking companies about concerns arising from the issue of a private parking ticket.</p><br /><p>Six private parking companies were suspended from requesting DVLA data in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/01/2016 14:02:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

428640

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	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	Parking: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the legality of private car park companies charging for overstaying.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	16577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government recently published a discussion paper about parking on private land entitled “Parking reform: tackling unfair practices”. The issue of companies charging for overstaying was raised in a significant number of responses. My Department is considering all of the circumstances surrounding overstay charges. We will publish a response to the discussion paper in due course setting out the Government’s proposed course of action.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/11/2015 15:02:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

437003

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	Parking: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of car parking charges and their effect on the high street.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL4469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting our high streets and effective parking management is essential for businesses to survive and grow.</p><p>Local authorities should be making it easier to park by looking to reduce the cost of parking in local authority owned car parks, and working with private sector providers to ensure they are providing a competitive offer that makes people want to visit high streets and town centres. This provides the best support to local shops, local jobs and tourism by increasing footfall.</p><p>The Government has brought forward a range of measures to help motorists, including banning CCTV ‘spy cars’, introducing 10 minutes grace periods and a new guidance to challenge parking policies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/12/2015 15:13:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

442270

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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	Parking: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a local authority's revenue surplus from off-street car parking may be used for general purposes or is restricted in the same manner as an on-street parking revenue surplus.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	20842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>A local authority’s revenue from civil enforcement in off-street car parks is restricted and can only be spent on off-street parking, transport and environmental improvements.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/01/2016 16:24:55 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland