Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce on-street parking congestion on public roads in residential areas.
The responsibility for traffic management on local roads rests with the relevant local authority, as they are best placed to consider how local needs can be met effectively. It is entirely a matter for individual authorities to decide on the nature and scope of their on-street parking policies and to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local businesses and those who work in and visit the areas.