Hospital Car Parking Charges (Abolition) Bill

A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS hospitals for patients, staff and visitors; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

19 September 2019

In Plain English

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This bill would ban car parking charges at NHS hospitals for patients, staff and visitors. It would also cover related parking arrangements to ensure hospital parking is free for those attending or working at NHS sites.

Key Points

Would abolish car parking charges at NHS hospital sites
Applies to patients using hospital services, NHS staff and hospital visitors
Covers connected parking arrangements and related provisions at NHS sites
Originated in the House of Commons and has completed its first two readings (Nov 2017 and Jun 2018)
No further progress beyond the second reading is recorded here as of the provided data.

Progress

The bill has had its first reading (14 November 2017) and second reading (15 June 2018) in the House of Commons and is currently at the second reading stage.

Who is affected?

Patients attending NHS hospitalsNHS hospital staff (clinical and non-clinical)Visitors to NHS hospitalsNHS hospitals and hospital trusts/related organisations

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

14 Nov 2017

2nd readingCommons

15 Jun 2018

Committee stageCommons

Report stageCommons

3rd readingCommons

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Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Hospital Car Parking Charges (Abolition)

1 Jan 1970

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Documents (1)

Bill 125 2017-19, as introduced

BillCommons

2 May 2018

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.