§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which organisations were consulted before it was decided to introduce car-parking charges in Greenwich Park; and what is the estimated revenue in the financial year 2000–01. [HL1265]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyResponsibility for the subject of this Question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency and I have asked it to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from the Head of Policy, Royal Parks Agency, Viviane Robertson, dated 14 March 2000.
In the absence of a Chief Executive, I have been asked by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to reply to your Parliamentary question about the introduction of parking charges to Greenwich Park, which is an operational matter for which this Agency is responsible.
Our best estimate is that income would be £110,000, assuming that take-up is similar to that in Hyde Park. I attach a list of the organisations we consulted.
List of those consulted about the introduction of parking charges to Greenwich Park
- Nick Raynsford MP
- London Borough of Greenwich
- London Borough of Lewisham
- English Heritage
- Friends of Greenwich Park
- Blackheath Society
- Greenwich Society
- Greenwich Development Agency
- World Heritage Site Co-ordinator, Maritime Greenwich
- National Maritime Museum
- Old Royal Observatory
- Greenwich University
- Greenwich Community Forum
- Greenwich Environment Forum
- Metropolitan Police