Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78680

Blue Badge Scheme: Patients

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling GPs and hospital consultants to issue temporary blue badges to patients with severe mobility limitations who are experiencing long NHS waiting

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The aim of the Blue Badge scheme is to help people with substantial and enduring mobility problems caused by visible and non-visible (‘hidden’) disabilities to access goods and services, by allowing them to park close to their destination. Blue Badges may...

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