Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on implementing the Private Parking Code of Practice; what steps the Government is taking to ensure that penalty charges issued by private parking operators are fair and proportionate; and whether a timetable has been set for introducing caps on such charges and measures to prevent aggressive enforcement tactics.

I wish to assure you that this government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector.

The new government code will contain guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities and will protect motorists from bad practice, whilst supporting legitimate operators.

In preparation for the new code, in 2025 the government published a consultation document outlining its proposals to raise standards across the private parking industry.

All responses are now being analysed and the government will publish a response and outline its final plans in due course.