The hon. Gentleman was chuntering—I misinterpreted him. I thought he had something worthwhile to say, but clearly not.
Given the guidelines, I would be interested to know what information the hon. Member for Burnley has obtained to determine an impact assessment for the scheme in question to be rolled out nationally. Indeed, during my research on the Bill, the House of Commons Library—which, as ever, I praise for its fantastic work—confirmed to me that
“no central data is collected on NHS hospital car parking charges or concessions”.
It therefore seems to me that the hon. Lady could not possibly have done an impact assessment, because no assessment has been made of the current impact.
Where is the money made from car parking charges spent? Obviously, the provision of car parking incurs overheads, including for the running of it and for maintenance costs. If no charges were imposed, the maintenance costs would have to be sourced from elsewhere, at the risk of diverting funds from patient services. There is also the cost of monitoring the car park, to make sure it is being used for its intended purpose. That money has to be recouped, and it is recouped through car parking charges.