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1732497

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent appeals service for drivers to challenge parking charges.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	7983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector. The Private (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. We will announce our plans for the new Code in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 7982 question first answered 21/10/2024 15:47:36 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5142

1739207

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring all local authorities to provide drivers with the option of paying for parking by cash.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2024 answer text <p>There is no guidance or legislation currently which specifies that local authority parking should be available in cash. However, all local authorities have statutory duties to ensure that they do not discriminate in their decision making against older people or those with vulnerabilities. Cash remains legal tender and it will continue to be used by people who favour its accessibility and ease. Local authorities should ensure that there are alternative provisions for parking payments available so that no part of society is digitally excluded.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 12/11/2024 15:26:04 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1763490

registered interest
date	07/02/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the turnover of private parking companies who have a profit model based on parking charge notices given.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Martin Wrigley
uin	29983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2025 answer text <p>The government recognises the need for high standards in the private parking industry and is working with both consumer groups and the two parking trade associations to raise standards and deliver better protection and support for motorists.</p><p>The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. We will announce our plans regarding the government code in due course.</p><p>I can confirm that we will consult and assess the impacts of any new measures before those are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 17/02/2025 16:51:23 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5111

1783490

registered interest
date	11/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29983 on Parking: Fees and Charges, whether her Department has received representations on the potential impact of implementing a parking code of practice on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Martin Wrigley
uin	37410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2025 answer text <p>My officials have regular meetings with both parking Trade Associations and representatives for motorists. Meetings with the Trade Associations are scheduled monthly, and meetings with the motorist group are quarterly. In addition to regular meetings, my officials also have ad hoc meetings with both groups dependent on the business needs.</p><p> </p><p>Dates for my meetings have not been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>On representations on the potential impacts of implementing a Private Parking Code of Practice on businesses and operations, in 2023 the Department published a draft Private Parking Code of Practice Impact Assessment, alongside a Call for Evidence to improve the evidence base within the draft Impact Assessment. Both are available online from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-parking-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-parking-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p><p>My officials have used the responses to the Call for Evidence to review previous proposals and develop new ones on which, as per my previous answer, we intend to consult shortly. A Final Impact Assessment will be published following the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 37400 37411 38460 question first answered 19/03/2025 15:49:38 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5111

1783491

registered interest
date	11/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29983 on Parking: Fees and Charges, whether her Department has received representations from businesses on the potential impact of implementing a parking code of practice on their operations.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Martin Wrigley
uin	37411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2025 answer text <p>My officials have regular meetings with both parking Trade Associations and representatives for motorists. Meetings with the Trade Associations are scheduled monthly, and meetings with the motorist group are quarterly. In addition to regular meetings, my officials also have ad hoc meetings with both groups dependent on the business needs.</p><p> </p><p>Dates for my meetings have not been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>On representations on the potential impacts of implementing a Private Parking Code of Practice on businesses and operations, in 2023 the Department published a draft Private Parking Code of Practice Impact Assessment, alongside a Call for Evidence to improve the evidence base within the draft Impact Assessment. Both are available online from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-parking-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-parking-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p><p>My officials have used the responses to the Call for Evidence to review previous proposals and develop new ones on which, as per my previous answer, we intend to consult shortly. A Final Impact Assessment will be published following the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 37400 37410 38460 question first answered 19/03/2025 15:49:39 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5111

1784851

registered interest
date	14/03/2025
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29983 on Parking: Fees and Charges, whether she has had discussions with parking companies on the potential impact of a parking code of practice on (a) those companies' profit models (b) the number of parking charge notices issued and (c) contracts based on the financial model of profits from the number of FPN notices issued.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Martin Wrigley
uin	38460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2025 answer text <p>My officials have regular meetings with both parking Trade Associations and representatives for motorists. Meetings with the Trade Associations are scheduled monthly, and meetings with the motorist group are quarterly. In addition to regular meetings, my officials also have ad hoc meetings with both groups dependent on the business needs.</p><p> </p><p>Dates for my meetings have not been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>On representations on the potential impacts of implementing a Private Parking Code of Practice on businesses and operations, in 2023 the Department published a draft Private Parking Code of Practice Impact Assessment, alongside a Call for Evidence to improve the evidence base within the draft Impact Assessment. Both are available online from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-parking-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/private-parking-code-of-practice-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p><p>My officials have used the responses to the Call for Evidence to review previous proposals and develop new ones on which, as per my previous answer, we intend to consult shortly. A Final Impact Assessment will be published following the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 37400 37410 37411 question first answered 19/03/2025 15:49:39 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5111

819814

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government whether his Department plans to review the regulation of the level of charges made by private parking operators for vehicles parking on private land in respect of the Unfair Terms of Consumer Contracts Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	121886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government promotes a system of self-regulation by the private parking industry. Private parking companies must be a member of a trade association if they wish to access the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data and then issue parking charges to the owner of a vehicle. The two parking trade associations, the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC), have their own codes of practice and appeal procedures to which they expect their members to adhere.</p><p>Sir Greg Knight has introduced a Private Members’ Bill that seeks to create an independent code of practice for private parking companies. In line with the Manifesto, the Government fully supports Sir Greg’s Bill and seeks to get the fairest deal for motorists whilst helping to tackle rogue private parking companies. Should the Bill progress, there will be an opportunity to consider the obligations on private parking companies. The Bill is due for second reading on 2 February 2018. Further information is available here <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/parkingcodeofpractice.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/parkingcodeofpractice.html</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/01/2018 11:33:06 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1697167

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating additional funding to (a) towns and (b) villages with free parking to help maintain those free services.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
uin	19513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are at liberty to provide free or charged parking. The Department for Transport is taking steps through the Plan for Drivers to ensure that enforcement is fair and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/03/2024 16:28:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1735316

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adherence of local authorities to the requirement of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 that profits from off-street car parking may not be transferred to their general fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Pinnock
uin	HL1732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Financial provisions relating to the income and expenditure of local authorities in connection with parking are stipulated in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Subsection 4 of section 55 specifies the purposes for the application of any surplus income from parking. This includes making good any deficit charged to the general fund in the preceding four financial years.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Local Authority Transparency Code, local authorities should each year publish their costs and profits relating to their parking management, allowing the public to hold councils to account. Parking is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is best for their own area.</p><p> </p><p>Off-street parking and all matters relating to it are the responsibility of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 28/10/2024 15:34:46 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4341 label Biography information for Baroness Pinnock

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 Lord Spellar