May I push the Minister a little bit on blue badge holders? Quite rightly, blue badge holders are not means-tested. The key is their ability to access services. It does not matter how much they have in the bank. If they need to go to a hospital and they have a blue badge, surely spaces should be free and as close to the point of entry as possible.
Hospital Car Parking Charges
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Penning
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 February 2018.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Hospital Car Parking Charges.
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