§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of seats available for the Queen's birthday parade; and how many spaces are provided for wheelchairs.
§ Mr. StanleyI have been asked to reply.
A total of 7,780 seats are available for the Queen's birthday parade. Space is provided for 20 wheelchairs.
§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people applied for tickets for the Queen's birthday parade; of these how many applicants required wheelchair space; and how many people in each case were refused tickets in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. StanleyI have been asked to reply.
No detailed records are kept of applications for seats and wheelchair places, but on average about one in 10 of the applications from the general public for a seat and two in five of the applications for a wheelchair place would be successful.