Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 23 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Lewisham East, reference JD29336.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
I apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon. Member's correspondence. The Department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Honourable Members. A response was issued to the Hon. Member on 30 January 2023.
Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to encourage companies with responsibility for issuing Parking Charge Notices to offer discounts for early payment.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
It is standard practice to offer a discount for early payment of a parking charge notice in both local authority and private car parks. We expect the new Private Parking Code of Practice to require private parking operators to offer a discount where payment is made within 14 days of the receipt of notice.
Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's policy is on the application of early payment discounts on Parking Charge Notices after unsuccessful appeals.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
It is standard practice to offer a discount for early payment of a parking charge notice in both local authority and private car parks. We expect the new Private Parking Code of Practice to require private parking operators to offer a discount where payment is made within 14 days of the receipt of notice.
Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of warm spaces available in (a) Lewisham East constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lee Rowley
I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 86602 on 18 November 2022.
Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of warm spaces made available in (a) Lewisham East constituency and (b) the UK since 1 September 2022.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The department does not hold the information requested. The Local Government Financial Settlement for 2022/ 2023 makes available an extra £3.7 billion of taxpayer subsidy to councils in England, the majority of which is un-ringfenced, recognising that local authorities are best placed to make decisions on funding for local priorities.