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746813

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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 his policy is on preventing local authorities from setting excessive car parking charges; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	2242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to determine the level of parking charges in their local areas. The Government strongly recommends that local authorities take account of the effect of parking charges on their local town centres.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/07/2017 15:43:14 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

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

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

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