Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has any plans to remove charges for parking at hospitals.

There are no plans to remove charges for parking at hospitals; however the Department keeps the policy and guidance relating to National Health Service patient, visitor and staff car parking regularly under review.

National Health Service trusts make decisions locally about the provision of car parking to patients, visitors and staff. Providing car parking results in NHS trusts incurring costs for equipment, signage, lighting, insurance, security, administration and maintenance.