Written question asked by John Grogan (Labour) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2004. It was answered by Charlotte Atkins (Labour) on Monday, 15 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the automatic qualifying criteria for the Blue Badge scheme to include recipients of attendance allowance.

Answer: Mr. Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will extend the automatic qualifying criteria for the Blue Badge scheme to include recipients of attendance allowance. [195714] Charlotte Atkins: There was no support during the last review of the scheme to extend it to this group of people and we have no plans to do so. The scheme is designed primarily to assist people with severe difficulty in walking which is reflected in the eligibility criteria for a badge. This includes an automatic qualifying criterion for those in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance on the basis that receipt of that benefit indicates that the applicant has considerable difficulty in walking.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195714; 426 c933W;426 c937W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Disability Blue badge scheme Attendance allowance Eligibility Parking Recipients Social security benefits
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