Question follow-through · 13021

NHS: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of private companies that manage NHS car parks.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
18 Nov 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of private companies that manage NHS car parks.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    No assessments have been made of the potential merits of eliminating car-parking charges for National Health Service patients and staff, the adequacy of Blue Badge parking spaces, or the effectiveness of the private companies that manage NHS car parks.All...

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