Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the publication of a survey into the Traffic Regulations Orders specific to pavement parking which was committed to in the Accessibility Action Plan 2017.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has discussed the Department of Transport’s Accessibility Action Plan with the Secretary of State for Transport and has given her full support to the recommendations which will remove many barriers disabled people face. Pavement parking causes significant problems and can be a potential danger to disabled people. My colleagues in the Department of Transport are undertaking a broader piece of work to gather evidence on the issue of pavement parking including how it is addressed in current regulation. Conclusions will be shared with transport ministers later in the year.