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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

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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