Debates between Jim McMahon and Craig Whittaker during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Fri 25th Nov 2016

Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill

Debate between Jim McMahon and Craig Whittaker
2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 25th November 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Craig Whittaker Portrait Craig Whittaker
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I do not quite agree with what the hon. Gentleman says about councils not using car parking as a cash cow, but I hope he agrees with me that the Bill, which includes provision for a consultation when councils raise car parking charges, will give individual residents and businesses the opportunity to do exactly what he suggests, which is to challenge the council.

Jim McMahon Portrait Jim McMahon
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The subtlety of my speech may have left hon. Members behind, so let me go back to what I said. We support the Bill, but I was challenging just how it will be used in practice and what the interests in an area are. As I have said, if there is a business improvement district in the town centre, it is easy to consult the BID. However, the area affected may be much larger than such a tightly defined geographical area, so it would be helpful to provide such a definition.