§ Sir R. Russellasked the Minister of Transport what progress is being made with the provision of off-street parking in the London area.
§ Mr. MarplesDetailed information on the amount of off-street parking space in the whole of the London area is not available. But it is being provided at a steadily increasing rate. In the last two years loan sanctions for local authority car parks have been issued totalling £5,734,568.
In central London the number of public off-street parking spaces increased from 16,700 in January, 1961, to 22,500 in January, 1964. Another 2,400 spaces are already planned by local authorities to be provided by 1966, and a further 26W 7,400 by 1974. Private enterprise is also known to have plans for more. In addition, there are a large number of private parking places and more will be provided as new development takes place.