Question follow-through · 71884

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of private carpark regulation.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
4 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of private carpark regulation.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is aware of concerns about the poor practice and behaviour of some parking operators and is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector. The private parking industry is currently self-regulating through the two main trade...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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