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Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill

A Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors; to make provision for NHS Hospitals to be exempt from business rates; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

1 November 2023

In Plain English

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This Bill would ban car parking charges at NHS hospitals for patients and visitors. It would also exempt NHS hospitals from paying business rates and set out related measures to support hospital estates and services.

Key Points

  • Bans car parking charges at NHS hospitals for patients and visitors
  • Exempts NHS hospitals from paying business rates
  • Includes provisions for related or connected measures to support NHS finances and estate management
  • Addresses how these changes would be implemented and governed

Progress

The Bill is at its 1st reading in the House of Commons (started 20 June 2022) and has not yet progressed to further stages.

Who is affected?

Patients using NHS hospital servicesVisitors to NHS hospitalsNHS hospital staffNHS hospitals and NHS Trusts (the organisations that run hospitals)

Generated 21 February 2026

Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

20 Jun 2022

2nd readingCommons
Committee stageCommons
Report stageCommons
3rd readingCommons
1st readingLords
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3rd readingLords
Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill

23 Jun 2022

Order for Second Reading on Friday 3 February, read and discharged. The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.