Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde since January 2008 regarding the introduction of parking charges at hospitals.
Revised guidance on car park and arrangements for car park charging was issued on 18 January under the Scottish Government CEL 1 (2008). This revised guidance requires boards which have car parking schemes in place to review these schemes against the principles and criteria set out in the revised guidance and to provide a report to me by 30 June 2008. Once this further guidance has been considered, a full policy statement on the provision of car parking at NHSScotland facilities will be issued, together with proposals for updating the existing guidance.