Parking FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about parking policy across the UK, including council-controlled on-road parking, parking on private land, and parking for disabled people.

A general debate on the role of local government in delivering net zero is scheduled for Monday 5 June. The debate, selected by the Backbench Business Committee, will be led by Wera Hobhouse MP.
Role of local government in reaching Net Zero (400 KB , PDF)
The Climate Change Act 2008 set a legally binding target on the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80%, compared to 1990 levels, by 2050. The 80% target was increased to a 100% target in 2019 (the net zero target).
In its October 2021 Net Zero Strategy, the Government said that “devolved and local government play an essential role in meeting national net zero ambitions” because it “is best placed to integrate activity on the ground” and to inspire “action by, local businesses, communities, and civil society”.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the National Audit Office, and the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Select Committee have also said local authorities would have a “critical” role to play in delivering net zero. For example, the LUHC Select Committee has highlighted that “many of the funds allocated to climate action […] are delivered through local authorities” and “no layer of government is closer to people or better able to tailor climate action to meet the needs of local communities”.
Local authorities play an important role in delivering net zero in a number of policy areas, including:
Although there are currently no net zero statutory targets for local authorities, many have adopted commitments to reduce carbon emissions in line with the 2050 net zero target.
The Government has established the Local Net Zero Forum to bring together central and local government officials to collaborate on delivering net zero and five Local Net Zero Hubs, each covering a region in England, to support them in reaching net zero.
The National Audit Office, and the LUHC Select Committee, and the Independent Review of Net Zero (the ‘Skidmore review’), have highlighted the following barriers to local authority delivering net zero:
The Government has said it did not think that statutory net zero targets for local authorities is needed because local authorities are already committed to delivering net zero.
Role of local government in reaching Net Zero (400 KB , PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions about parking policy across the UK, including council-controlled on-road parking, parking on private land, and parking for disabled people.
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall for Wednesday 30 April on Government policies to limit global deforestation. The debate has been sponsored by Barry Gardiner MP.
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