Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on (a) people living with visual impairments and (b) wheelchair users.

Local Authorities already have powers to restrict pavement parking. The Department consulted on additional measures to help councils across England tackle this problem.

The consultation asked specific questions around impairment and whether pavement parking had an impact on people leaving their homes.

We are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response. The formal consultation response will be available to view at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking.