My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Lilian Greenwood) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

This Statement provides the House with an update on steps the Government is taking to tackle pavement parking. In short, we are giving local authorities the powers they need to address pavement parking more...

My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Lilian Greenwood) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

This Statement provides the House with an update on steps the Government is taking to tackle pavement parking. In short, we are giving local authorities the powers they need to address pavement parking more...

This Statement provides the House with an update on steps the Government is taking to tackle pavement parking. In short, we are giving local authorities the powers they need to address pavement parking more effectively, while ensuring consistency, clarity, and fairness for all road users.

I am today announcing the publication...

This Statement provides the House with an update on steps the Government is taking to tackle pavement parking. In short, we are giving local authorities the powers they need to address pavement parking more effectively, while ensuring consistency, clarity, and fairness for all road users.

I am today announcing the publication...

Agreed to on question.

Agreed to on question.

I rarely have the chance of speaking two times on one day in quick succession.

I am glad to have secured this debate, but I am sad that we are having to revisit the topic. My first Adjournment debate in this House on 6 June 2018 was on pavement parking. I...

I rarely have the chance of speaking two times on one day in quick succession.

I am glad to have secured this debate, but I am sad that we are having to revisit the topic. My first Adjournment debate in this House on 6 June 2018 was on pavement parking. I...

I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. In Manchester, pavement parking continues to prevent people from participating in everyday life, especially vulnerable and disabled people. Back in May 2023, I petitioned Parliament to outlaw pavement parking across the country. That had huge support from my constituents and...

I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. In Manchester, pavement parking continues to prevent people from participating in everyday life, especially vulnerable and disabled people. Back in May 2023, I petitioned Parliament to outlaw pavement parking across the country. That had huge support from my constituents and...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend.

The argument for a pavement parking ban needs little restatement. All the organisations that have contacted me since I secured this debate are largely in agreement. They say that pavement parking puts pedestrians in danger, including disabled and older people, as well as parents...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend.

The argument for a pavement parking ban needs little restatement. All the organisations that have contacted me since I secured this debate are largely in agreement. They say that pavement parking puts pedestrians in danger, including disabled and older people, as well as parents...

I thank my hon. Friend for being generous in giving way. A recent Sustrans report found that 49% of people in Greater Manchester wish to walk or use their wheelchair more, and 40% want to cycle more. Does she agree that if the Government banned pavement parking nationally, that would...

I thank my hon. Friend for being generous in giving way. A recent Sustrans report found that 49% of people in Greater Manchester wish to walk or use their wheelchair more, and 40% want to cycle more. Does she agree that if the Government banned pavement parking nationally, that would...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We are all looking to develop active transport policies, and making it easier for people to walk on pavements and use public transport safely is a real issue, so I very much welcome that report.

As I have said, 15,000 responses might be a...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. We are all looking to develop active transport policies, and making it easier for people to walk on pavements and use public transport safely is a real issue, so I very much welcome that report.

As I have said, 15,000 responses might be a...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist), who is my constituency neighbour, on securing this Adjournment debate on what is genuinely a very important issue—I do not diminish it in any way whatsoever. I acknowledge that the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) has also previously raised...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist), who is my constituency neighbour, on securing this Adjournment debate on what is genuinely a very important issue—I do not diminish it in any way whatsoever. I acknowledge that the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) has also previously raised...

I understand that issue, and I understand that one of the proposals is to have a blanket ban, but allow opt-outs in particular circumstances. That is clearly necessary, and I do not think anyone is arguing that there are not circumstances in which that would be the case. However, this...

I understand that issue, and I understand that one of the proposals is to have a blanket ban, but allow opt-outs in particular circumstances. That is clearly necessary, and I do not think anyone is arguing that there are not circumstances in which that would be the case. However, this...

No, I think that is a slightly unfair, with great respect. I endorse entirely the comments of my noble Friend Lord Davies of Gower, who responded to that specific point in the House of Lords very recently. He specifically said that the Government were coming to a conclusion very soon....

No, I think that is a slightly unfair, with great respect. I endorse entirely the comments of my noble Friend Lord Davies of Gower, who responded to that specific point in the House of Lords very recently. He specifically said that the Government were coming to a conclusion very soon....

The Minister has accepted that we have laws in London but not in the rest of the country. Would it not be consistent to have the same law across the board? After all, London is not the only important city. Cities such as Manchester or Birmingham are also important.

The Minister has accepted that we have laws in London but not in the rest of the country. Would it not be consistent to have the same law across the board? After all, London is not the only important city. Cities such as Manchester or Birmingham are also important.

This option has challenges. Parking offences currently subject to local authority civil enforcement are violations of clearly defined restrictions indicated by traffic signs and road markings. By contrast, unnecessary obstruction that could not be indicated by traffic signs or bay marking as an obstruction is a general offence, which may...

This option has challenges. Parking offences currently subject to local authority civil enforcement are violations of clearly defined restrictions indicated by traffic signs and road markings. By contrast, unnecessary obstruction that could not be indicated by traffic signs or bay marking as an obstruction is a general offence, which may...

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I will not take a further intervention. It is unquestionably the case that we need to send a strong message to the drivers of this country that it is incumbent upon them to park responsibly, to look after their neighbour, and to be conscious of the wider impacts of their...

I will not take a further intervention. It is unquestionably the case that we need to send a strong message to the drivers of this country that it is incumbent upon them to park responsibly, to look after their neighbour, and to be conscious of the wider impacts of their...

Letter dated 04/07/2023 from Tom Pursglove MP to Caroline Nokes MP regarding an update on the National Disability Strategy. Incl. annex: Government achievements over the last year. 12p.

Letter dated 04/07/2023 from Tom Pursglove MP to Caroline Nokes MP regarding an update on the National Disability Strategy. Incl. annex: Government achievements over the last year. 12p.

On 9 March 2023, the Secretary of State for Transport restated the Government’s commitment to building HS2 between London Euston and Manchester. Continuing to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill through Parliament is a vital part of this commitment. Today the Government is introducing into Parliament a...

On 9 March 2023, the Secretary of State for Transport restated the Government’s commitment to building HS2 between London Euston and Manchester. Continuing to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill through Parliament is a vital part of this commitment. Today the Government is introducing into Parliament a...

My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Huw Merriman), has made the following Ministerial Statement:

On 9 March 2023, the Secretary of State for Transport restated the Government’s commitment to building HS2 between London Euston and Manchester. Continuing to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill through...

My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Huw Merriman), has made the following Ministerial Statement:

On 9 March 2023, the Secretary of State for Transport restated the Government’s commitment to building HS2 between London Euston and Manchester. Continuing to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill through...

Amendment A357BA A357BA: Clause 292, page 181, line 44, at end insert— "55EA Compensation for loss caused by coastal access (1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, if, on a claim made in accordance with this section, it is shown that the value of an interest of any...

Amendment A357BA A357BA: Clause 292, page 181, line 44, at end insert— "55EA Compensation for loss caused by coastal access (1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, if, on a claim made in accordance with this section, it is shown that the value of an interest of any...