PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Blue Badge Scheme: Theft (6 March 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of Blue Badges reported stolen in England in the last year.
Asked by:
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Asked by:
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Answer
The Department for Transport publishes annual statistics in relation to the Blue Badge scheme in England. The latest available data shows that in the year ending March 2022, 6,183 badges were reported to be lost or stolen in England. Of these, 76% were reported to be lost, and 24% (1,497 badges) were stolen. Published statistics are not broken down by local authority.
Answered by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)
13 March 2023
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