To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will encourage local authorities to allow blue badge holders to park free of charge in (a) residents’ parking bays and (b) parking bays; and if he will make a statement. (229511)

The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Exemptions for Disabled Persons) (England) Regulations 2000 already require local authorities to exempt holders of a disabled person’s badge from any charges that apply to other classes of traffic for the use of on-street parking spaces.