Question follow-through · 17718

Large Goods Vehicles: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the National Highways agency on improving lorry parking facilities in the Midlands.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Jul 2026
Target answer date
14 Jul 2026
Answer
4 Aug 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the National Highways agency on improving lorry parking facilities in the Midlands.

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    The department engages regularly with National Highways on improving lorry parking provision and driver welfare facilities across England, including in the Midlands. Through the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Match Funding Grant Scheme and National Highwa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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