Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent to which digital residential parking schemes may exclude people who are not connected to digital technology.

Local authorities are responsible for the administration of any residential parking schemes implemented on their roads. It is for the relevant local authority to understand and cater for the needs of motorists parking in their area. This Department has not undertaken an assessment of digital residential parking schemes but does issue statutory parking guidance advocating the appraisal of parking policies, in particular the practical effectiveness of schemes.