| Heading: |
Railway Stations: Parking |
| Question ID: |
1745153 |
| UIN: |
16536 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4918 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Green
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Green
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting statutory limits on increases to car parking charges at stations in line with the cap on annual rail fare rises. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
Car parking charges are not regulated and it is a commercial decision for the Train Operators. Local decision-makers have a better understanding of their passengers and will have a greater knowledge of other factors such as demand and the availability of ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |