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Private Parking Operators In Towns And Cities

EDM number 458 in 2015-16, proposed by Pete Wishart on 15/09/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Companies, Regulation and Roads.

That this House is growing increasingly concerned about the operation of private parking operators in our town and city centres; notes that the £100 fines issued by these companies are significantly out of proportion to the few minutes that some people may be late in returning to their vehicles and which would take up to 15 hours to pay earning the minimum wage; is concerned about the use of debt collection agencies which set about routinely harassing those in receipt of a fine with increasingly intimidating demands to pay; further notes the new bewildering changes in technology that seem to be confusing many users of these private operations; has concerns about the use of Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency information to track down motorists on behalf of these private sector companies; regrets that companies such as Smart Parking refuse to engage in a meaningful discussion about their operations and arrogantly dismiss those with concerns about their parking arrangements; believes that the regulation of private parking is insufficient and must be urgently reviewed to ensure that private parking companies are more accountable and responsive to the communities they serve; and calls on the Government to bring forward plans to ensure that new regulations are brought forward which are user-focused and stop what is almost a licence to harass.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Pete Wishart15/09/2015Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartyProposed
Kirsten Oswald15/09/2015East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySeconded
Gavin Newlands16/09/2015Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthScottish National PartySeconded
Jim Shannon16/09/2015StrangfordDUPSeconded
Paul Monaghan16/09/2015Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySeconded
Owen Thompson16/09/2015MidlothianScottish National PartySeconded
Michael Weir16/09/2015AngusScottish National PartySigned
Carol Monaghan17/09/2015Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
Patrick Grady17/09/2015Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySigned
Anne McLaughlin17/09/2015Glasgow North EastScottish National PartySigned
Alison Thewliss17/09/2015Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySigned
Chris Stephens17/09/2015Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Angela Crawley17/09/2015Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law17/09/2015Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Peter Bottomley17/09/2015Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Martyn Day12/10/2015Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Hannah Bardell12/10/2015LivingstonScottish National PartySigned
Eilidh Whiteford12/10/2015Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Lisa Cameron12/10/2015East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowScottish National PartySigned
Stephen Gethins13/10/2015North East FifeScottish National PartySigned
Lady Hermon13/10/2015North DownIndependentSigned
Alan Meale13/10/2015MansfieldLabourSigned
Ian Blackford13/10/2015Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
John McNally13/10/2015FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Paula Sherriff13/10/2015DewsburyLabourSigned
Hywel Williams14/10/2015ArfonPlaid CymruSigned
Roger Godsiff14/10/2015Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Tasmina Sheikh14/10/2015Ochil and South PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Rosie Cooper15/10/2015West LancashireLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas19/10/2015Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Neil Gray20/10/2015Airdrie and ShottsScottish National PartySigned
Imran Hussain29/10/2015Bradford EastLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis30/10/2015Bury SouthLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi02/11/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Albert Owen04/11/2015Ynys MLabourSigned
Corri Wilson15/12/2015Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySigned
Paul Blomfield20/01/2016Sheffield CentralLabourSigned

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