Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 20 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 May 2004. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 May 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what percentage of people in Great Britain are in receipt of a Blue Badge for disabled drivers. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what percentage of people in Great Britain are in receipt of a Blue Badge for disabled drivers. [175866] Mr. McNulty: The Blue Badge scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for severely disabled people who travel either as drivers or passengers. Approximately 2.41 million people in Great Britain are currently in receipt of a Blue Badge. This equates to about 4 per cent. of the population.

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