§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he intends to make the orange badge scheme for disabled drivers nationally acceptable by all local authorities.
§ Mr. ChopeThe orange badge scheme is in operation throughout Great Britain except for the City of London, the city of Westminster, the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea and part of the London borough of Camden. Department of Transport officials met officers from these four authorities and members of the disabled persons transport advisory committee in September last year to explore the scope for applying some aspects of the orange badge scheme to central London. All four authorities agreed to consider the possibility of granting some concessions to badge holders, subject to the implementation of modifications to the scheme now under consideration and to changes in London boroughs' parking enforcement powers as envisaged in part II of the current Road Traffic Bill.