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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

1732496

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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that private car park charges are reasonable.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	7982
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 7983 question first answered 21/10/2024 15:47:36 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	5142

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

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

1686464

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate of the increase to council parking charges in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	12487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The information you asked for is not centrally collated.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 06/02/2024 14:40:47 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1666325

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department issues guidance to private car parks on the signage of parking charges.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	203661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The department is responsible for off street parking and is currently implementing the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, which includes the development of an independent Code of Practice for private parking companies.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 25/10/2023 16:05:08 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1658415

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will hold discussions with local authorities on the potential merits of their continuing to accept cash payments from members of the public using local authority car parks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	197713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>All local authorities have existing statutory duties to ensure that they do not discriminate in their decision making against older people or those with vulnerabilities. The Secretary of State recently wrote to all local authorities in England setting out his expectations that parking services for which councils are responsible remain accessible.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 11/09/2023 13:30:09 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1657425

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had discussions with organisations representing older people on the potential impact of card-payment-only public car parking services.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	197310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>All local authorities have existing statutory duties to ensure that they do not discriminate in their decision making against older people or those with vulnerabilities. The Secretary of State recently wrote to all local authorities in England setting out his expectations that parking services for which councils are responsible remain accessible. For example, it would not seem appropriate for parking on a high street to be solely available for those who have access to a mobile phone. Nor would it appear sensible for local authorities to phase out paper-based parking options such as 'scratch cards' if the only available replacement is an entirely digital option.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 197317 question first answered 11/09/2023 13:29:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1657444

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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 Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of public car parks that charge using (a) cash and (b) app-based payments.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	197317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>All local authorities have existing statutory duties to ensure that they do not discriminate in their decision making against older people or those with vulnerabilities. The Secretary of State recently wrote to all local authorities in England setting out his expectations that parking services for which councils are responsible remain accessible. For example, it would not seem appropriate for parking on a high street to be solely available for those who have access to a mobile phone. Nor would it appear sensible for local authorities to phase out paper-based parking options such as 'scratch cards' if the only available replacement is an entirely digital option.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 197310 question first answered 11/09/2023 13:29:42 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra