Question follow-through · 87921

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on levelks of (a) wellbeing, (b) social isolation and (c) economic opportunities of disabled people.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on levelks of (a) wellbeing, (b) social isolation and (c) economic opportunities of disabled people.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government fully understands the serious problems that vehicles parked on the pavement, and other obstacles on the pavement, can cause for pedestrians, especially for people with mobility or sight impairments and disabled people with wheelchairs, pram...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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