The petition of councillors representing wards in the Manchester Gorton constituency
Declares that parking on the pavement has a significant negative impact on people who are mobility impaired, blind or partially sighted, are neurodivergent, and parents and children.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to respond to the consultation 'pavement parking: options for change' and begin the process of instituting a default ban on pavement parking across England.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Afzal Khan, Official Report, 24 May 2023; Vol. 733, c. 402.]
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Observations from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Richard Holden):
The Minister recognises the importance of this issue to all pedestrians. The Department received over 15,000 detailed responses to the consultation covering tens of thousands of open comments. Every single response has been analysed and we have been giving careful consideration to the findings.
We want to take the right step for communities and ensure that local authorities have appropriate and effective tools at their disposal. We are working through the options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response to the consultation.
In the meantime, local authorities have the powers to restrict pavement parking wherever there is a need, by introducing traffic regulation orders.