HC Deb 22 October 1990 vol 178 cc66-7W
48. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultations he has undertaken about the problem of coach parking in London.

Mr. Freeman

As part of the Government's role of encouraging positive co-operation among organisations with direct responsibilities for coach parking in London, I chaired a discussion with the main organisations involved on 16 October. We agreed the need to take a fresh look at six main topics: the provision of off-street parking facilities; the provision of on-street parking arrangements; the standard structure of the typical sightseeing tour route; the arrangements for purchasing parking permits for the changing of the guard ceremony; codes of operating and parking practice for British and foreign tourist coaches; and coach terminal arrangements. Consideration of these issues will be taken forward by appropriate organisations with a view to the conclusions being studied at a further meeting in January.