Viscount Astorasked Her Majesty's Government:
What organisations or individuals are allowed to park along the Mall, how many places are allocated, what is the charge and what are the criteria for deciding who should be eligible for car parking places.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage (Lord Inglewood)Responsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its Chief Executive, Mr. David Welch. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter to Viscount Astor from the Chief Executive of the Royal Parks Agency, Mr. David Welch, dated 17th June 1996.
I have been asked by Lord Inglewood to reply to your Parliamentary Question about parking on the Mall.
4WAPermits to park on the Mall are issued to some Commissioners and staff of the Museums and Galleries Commission, Royal Fine Art Commission and Commonwealth Secretariat and Government Hospitality Fund. Some Downing Street staff are also allowed to park there whilst parking on Horse Guards Parade is temporarily suspended during ceremonials. There are approximately 250 parking spaces on the Mall.
Permits are issued free of charge. The criteria for deciding who should be eligible for parking spaces are that the individual works unsocial hours, or is disabled, or a car is essential for official business.
In addition, the Lord Chamberlain's office also has a number of spaces allocated for its staff.