Blue Badge Scheme
(asked on 8th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish how many people were registered for the Blue Badge scheme in each of the last five years.
The number of valid blue badges held in England on the 31st March in each of the last five years is given in the table below.
Valid blue badges held: England, 2013 to 2017
|
| Thousands |
Year | Data Source | Valid Blue Badges1 |
2013 | Survey and BBIS | 2,571 |
2014 | Survey and BBIS | 2,465 |
2015 | BBIS only | 2,394 |
2016 | BBIS only | 2,378 |
2017 | BBIS only | 2,382 |
1 Blue Badge counts are as at 31 March in year shown.
Survey and BBIS: The source for the number of Blue Badges was a combination of DfT Blue Badge Survey and the Blue Badge Improvement Service.
BBIS only: The sole source for number of Blue Badges is the Blue Badge Improvement Service rather than the DfT Blue Badge Survey.