Written questions

Hospitals: Parking

Commons · Question 111907 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hospital parking charges on patients with long-term health conditions; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introd

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Feb 2026

No assessment has been made of the potential impact of hospital parking charges on patients with long-term health conditions, or the introduction of free hospital parking for those patients.It is important that the National Health Service is as accessible...