Disabled Parking (Hansard, 2 March 1999)

§ Mr. Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what guidance is issued by his Department to local authorities regarding the issuance of orange disabled parking permits. [74049]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
Guidance was issued in the Local Authority Circular 3/91, 'The Orange Badge Scheme of Parking Concessions for Disabled and Blind People'.

§ Mr. Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many disabled orange parking permits are currently in circulation in(a) the UK, (b) the Adur district, (c) Worthing Borough and (d) West Sussex. [74050]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
As at 31 March 1998, the total number of oranges badges on issue in the UK was 2,047,041. The figure for West Sussex was 33,426. We do not compile separate figures for the Adur district or Worthing Borough.