PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Blue Badge Scheme: Eligibility (9 February 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend eligibility for disabled parking badges to people with short-term disabilities.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
The Blue Badge scheme is primarily about helping those with permanent mobility issues access the goods and services they need to use. Anyone may be entitled to a badge if they meet the eligibility criteria. The Department has no plans to amend the current eligibility criteria.
Answered by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
21 February 2022
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