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Pavement Parking (Protection of Vulnerable Pedestrians) Bill

Debate on bills on Friday, 4 December 2015, in the House of Commons, led by Simon Hoare. The answering member was Robert Goodwill.
Second reading. Bill withdrawn.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
603 cc646-661 
Session
2015-16
Legislative stage
Second reading
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Pavement Parking (Protection of Vulnerable Pedestrians) Bill 2015-16
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Simon Hoare | 603 c646 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Like many right hon. and hon. Membe...

Antoinette Sandbach | 603 c646 (Link to this contribution)

I do not know whether my hon. Friend has ever tried to push a double buggy with two children in i...


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Simon Hoare | 603 c646 (Link to this contribution)

I have never been blessed with twins, but with three young daughters who are now seven, five and ...

Nick Thomas-Symonds | 603 c647 (Link to this contribution)

Like the hon. Gentleman, I undertook a blindfolded walk around the town centre of Pontypool in my...

Simon Hoare | 603 c647 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Recent research shows that 70% of those who are blind hav...

Julian Knight | 603 c647 (Link to this contribution)

There is also a safety aspect involved for motorists trying to pull out of their own driveways wh...

Simon Hoare | 603 cc647-8 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right. A lot of evidence has been presented to me from people around the countr...

Edward Leigh | 603 c648 (Link to this contribution)

I have a great deal of sympathy for what my hon. Friend is trying to achieve, but can he explain ...

Simon Hoare | 603 c648 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Bill was introduced by a former hon. Member for Cheltenha...

Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 603 c648 (Link to this contribution)

Is it not important to empower our councils to make decisions in accordance with their own landsc...

Simon Hoare | 603 c649 (Link to this contribution)

I am incredibly grateful to my hon. Friend, who has given me an awful lot of support on the Bill ...

Simon Hoare | 603 c649 (Link to this contribution)

I will give way to my hon. Friend, who kindly sponsored the Bill with me some months ago.

Bob Stewart | 603 c649 (Link to this contribution)

I rise as a sinner. I am guilty. I have been brought before the beak and charged £60 for parking ...

Simon Hoare | 603 c649 (Link to this contribution)

Heaven rejoices when a sinner repenteth. I am certain that my hon. Friend’s confession, in perhap...

Simon Hoare | 603 c649 (Link to this contribution)

It is not another confession, is it?

Kevin Foster | 603 c649 (Link to this contribution)

No, thankfully not. Does my hon. Friend agree that the intervention from our hon. and gallant Fri...

Simon Hoare | 603 c650 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. He will know that almost identical provisions have existed in...

Christopher Chope | 603 c650 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Bill might raise expectations that cannot be realised? For exa...

Simon Hoare | 603 c650 (Link to this contribution)

I disagree with my hon. Friend that these are complicated proposals; I think they are anything bu...

James Berry | 603 c650 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for introducing the Bill and all those, including my constituents in Kings...

James Berry | 603 c650 (Link to this contribution)

I know. I am glad to see my hon. Friend’s parking fines going towards reducing our council tax bi...

Simon Hoare | 603 cc650-1 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. A local authority could decide to deal with the matter on a w...

Mike Wood | 603 c651 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that this problem is particularly acute on pavements around schools, es...

Simon Hoare | 603 cc651-2 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and as this debate continues the clear and tangible benefits ...

Susan Elan Jones | 603 cc652-3 (Link to this contribution)

Mine will be but a short contribution to the debate. I would like to put on record the thanks of ...

David Mackintosh | 603 c653 (Link to this contribution)

I am very pleased to be speaking on this topic because, like my hon. Friend the Member for North ...

David Morris | 603 cc653-4 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) on bringing forward this ...

Robert Goodwill | 603 c654 (Link to this contribution)

Let me provide some clarification. It has been stated that parking on the pavement is a criminal ...

David Morris | 603 c654 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for that interjection. He is correct in everything he says, but these powers...

Daniel Zeichner | 603 cc654-6 (Link to this contribution)

I first congratulate the hon. Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) on bringing forward the Bill ...

Robert Goodwill | 603 cc656-7 (Link to this contribution)

I commend my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) for the way

David Morris | 603 c657 (Link to this contribution)

Obviously legislation and regulations already exist to prevent pavement parking, but the process ...

Robert Goodwill | 603 cc658-9 (Link to this contribution)

We heard from the hon. Member for Cambridge that some local authorities could prescribe zones, bu...

Simon Hoare | 603 cc659-660 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the Members on both sides of the House who have participated in the debate. I am...

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