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Local Government: Parking

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which local authorities have expressed an interest in levying workplace parking charges to date. (278365)

The Transport Committee Report on Urban Charging Schemes in 2003—ISBN 0215008081 at:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmtran/390/39005.htm

listed the 35 local authorities who initially expressed an interest in using powers under the Transport Act 2000 to introduce road user charging or workplace parking levy. Since then, only one local authority, Nottingham city council, has approached the Department for Transport with proposals for a scheme.

A scheme was considered for the northern fringe of Bristol by the West of England local authorities as part of their TIF proposals, but they decided not to pursue it.

Devon county council has expressed an interest in considering a workplace parking levy in the context of its Local Transport Plan and as part of a bid to the Department for funding to investigate the possibility of introducing demand management measures. They have not yet provided developed proposals.