Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the evidence required from applicants for Blue Badges that are not in receipt of personal independence payments and disability living allowance.

To help reduce the application process for those not in receipt of personal independence payments and disability living allowance we have provided local authorities with the option in our Blue Badge digital service to mark applicants who are applying through the further assessment route as “not for reassessment”. This choice can be used where it is clear that applicants conditions or disabilities are unlikely to improve and should therefore reduce the amount of evidence required when they reapply.

The Department is constantly looking at ways to make the online application form and application process as straightforward and as intuitive for applicants as possible.