Results 1-20 of 105 for blue badge

Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Town Centre Regeneration (2 Nov 2009)

Naomi Long: ...of car parking and pedestrianisation have been raised, but one of the issues for town centre management is that of accessibility. One of the difficulties of pedestrianisation is that those who hold blue badges often find city and town centres more difficult to access after that work has been done. Does the Member agree that that would have to be looked at carefully to ensure that everyone...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Disabled People: Parking (26 Oct 2009)

Lord Adonis: The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 require a photograph of the badge holder to be placed on the reverse side of a blue badge. This is in accordance with an EU recommendation (98/376/EC) on parking cards for disabled people. As part of the comprehensive blue badge reform strategy that was published in October 2008, we have committed to redesigning the...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Advertising (15 Oct 2009)

Paul Goggins: ...on Fine Default 1,987.74 Yes Changes to the Law on Sexual Offences 135.70 Yes Changes to the Law on Sexual Offences 1,104.00 Yes Changes to the Law on Sexual Offences 6,601.69 Yes Blue Cube Interactive Adverts in Cinema on Sexual Offences 3,057.28 Yes Blue Cube cost on Line Management 1,427.15 Yes Advert for Implementing Electronic Monitoring 344.05 Yes ...

Written Answers — Transport: Parking: Disabled (12 Oct 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Graham Brady: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to his Department's response to the independent strategic review into possible extensions to the Blue Badge scheme (a) what progress has been made in implementing a non-Blue Badge option to allow people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) immediate access to parking facilities without incurring penalties and (b) what...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Public Accounts Committee Reports (29 Sep 2009)

Trevor Lunn: ...; Health Service bodies; and district councils. A small number of other bodies provided data voluntarily. The types of data sets included information on payroll; pensions; trade creditors; housing benefits; housing tenants; blue badge holders; rates; and the electoral register. Those data sets were gathered in October 2008. The matching exercise took place shortly after that. In February...

Written Answers — Transport: Blue Badge Scheme (9 Sep 2009)

Graham Brady: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will make it his policy to extend the Blue Badge scheme for disabled parking to people suffering from colitis, Crohn's disease and similar conditions.

Written Answers — Justice: National Archives (16 Jul 2009)

Michael Wills: ...enables them to fully recover the costs. They are consulting with users, to gather their views on the level and structure of the charge. They will continue to provide free parking for holders of 'blue badges'. The following figures set out the number of unique visitors to The National Archives at Kew in each of the last five years: Number of visitors 2004-05 103,257 2005-06...

Written Answers — Defence: Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 Jul 2009)

Bill Rammell: Since the formation of the large, single-cap badge The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the separate identities of its antecedent regiments have been preserved in a number of ways, not least by including them prominently in the battalion titles, for example; The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 54 (11 Jun 2009) See 4 other results from this clause

Kitty Ussher: ...by changing the way in which the company car benefit charges are calculated for disabled drivers who need to drive an automatic car because of their disability. Company car drivers holding a blue disabled person’s badge are already able to use the carbon dioxide emissions figure of an equivalent manual car when calculating their company car benefit, in place of the figure for an...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Schedule 11 (9 Jun 2009)

Mark Hoban: On the point about the blue badge, does the hon. Lady accept the argument that the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group made that, as a consequence of these changes, high costs may be imposed on people with disability who need larger cars?

Written Answers — Transport: Blue Badge Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Vincent Cable: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether those diagnosed with myasthenia gravis are eligible to participate in the Blue Badge parking scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Transport: Blue Badge Scheme (20 May 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 601W, on the blue badge scheme, what progress has been made in developing a project implementation plan for the blue badge reform scheme; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the implementation plan when finalised.

Vehicles: Clamping — Question for Short Debate (13 May 2009)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer: ...parking enforcement—including appeals processes, adequate lighting and public safety provision, disabled parking provision and adequate signage of fines. The IPCA remit will include applications for the blue badge scheme and the implementation and management of this scheme. The IPCA will recognise those car parks meeting the required standards by awarding a kite mark. The IPCA will...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Access for Disabled People: Access for Disabled People (2 Apr 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Scottish Executive how much is charged for a Blue Badge parking permit, broken down by local authority.

Car Park Charging (Richmond Park) (17 Mar 2009) See 2 other results from this Westminster Hall debate

Barbara Follett: ...going to the park's perimeters makes things difficult for some people. As a mother of five, I completely understand that it is convenient to travel by car. Obviously, people who are disabled or are blue badge holders will get their parking free, as usual. Those millions of car movements are affecting the atmosphere and ambience of the park and causing congestion. They are also leading to a...

Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Statistics (17 Mar 2009)

Jim Fitzpatrick: ...fares schemes No Yes Yes Yes England and Wales Bus Passenger Satisfaction Survey No No No Yes England Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles No Yes Yes Yes England and Wales Blue Badges Survey No Yes Yes Yes England Decriminalised Parking Survey No Yes Yes Yes England and Wales Vehicle Excise Duty Evasion No No No Yes UK (1) With the exception of...

Written Answers — Transport: Blue Badge Scheme (9 Mar 2009)

Hugo Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's timetable is for implementation of its Comprehensive Blue Badge Reform Strategy.

Scottish Parliament: Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 (26 Feb 2009) See 18 other results from this debate

Johann Lamont: ...their disabilities and the discrimination of the communities in which they live is not a party-political issue, but it is a deeply political issue. Margo MacDonald made a point about the level of blue badge holding and compliance abroad. NEBU understands that the blue badge is recognised internationally and that a badge that is issued in another EU country is valid for use in Scotland and...

Written Answers — Transport: Parking: Disabled (10 Feb 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department has taken to standardise the use of Blue Badges and dedicated disabled parking facilities across public and private car parks; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Parking: Disabled (10 Feb 2009)

Nick Harvey: There are four car parking spaces in Star Chamber Court which are reserved for the holders of blue disabled parking badges. Five car passes entitling the holder to park in Star Chamber Court have been issued; four of these are to Members. Parking in the House of Lords estate is a matter for that House.