Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of legislation related to parking on pavements in ensuring pedestrian safety.

Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of all road users in their areas and for implementing appropriate traffic management measures. If a local authority considers that the safety of pedestrians in a particular location is compromised by pavement parking they have the powers necessary to deal with it through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO).

As part of our discussions with local authorities and other stakeholders, my department is planning to launch a survey in autumn 2017 in order to gather evidence about the TRO procedure, the costs and timescales for processing TROs, and information about options for change.