Hospitals: Parking

(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's guidance on NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, last updated on 29 October 2015, whether he has had discussions with local authorities in London on what constitutes a reasonable charge to park at a hospital in London for (a) one hour, (b) four hours, (c) one day and (d) one week.


Answered by
Steve Barclay Portrait
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This question was answered on 24th January 2018

The Department does not discuss car parking charges with local organisations. The provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual National Health Service organisations.

Details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised including at car park entrances, wherever payment is made and inside the hospital. They should also be included on the hospital website and on patient letters and forms, where appropriate.

The Department published guidelines (the car parking principles) for NHS organisations that they are expected to follow.

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