Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle persistent nuisance parking on public highways.

I fully understand concerns in relation to inconsiderate parking. The responsibility for traffic management generally rests with the appropriate local authority, including the provision or restriction of on-street parking, as they are best placed to consider how to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local business and those who work in and visit the area. Enforcement generally rests with the local authority; in a few places the police still have a role.