DISABLED PARKING AT SUPERMARKETS

Early day motion 721, tabled 17 January 2008 by Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 49 members.

That this House recognises that parents of young children and disabled people gain tremendous benefit from more generously sized parking bays; disapproves of the selfish use of these special parking bays by people who do not need them; congratulates ASDA on its plans to charge drivers parking at its stores if they wrongly park in a space reserved for parents with young children or disabled people; welcomes the fact that all profits generated from the charges will go to baby charity Tommy's and Motability, the national disability charity providing the leading car scheme for disabled people; further notes that the trial in North West England saw the number of available parking spots in the disabled and parent section rise by up to 60 per cent.; encourages other supermarkets to follow suit; and suggests that supermarkets consider making parking bays in future developments larger to benefit all their customers.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 13, DUP 4, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.