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Blue Badge Scheme: Children

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 11 December 2024UIN 18837

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the eligibility criteria for the Blue Badge scheme to include children under three requiring bulky mobility aids.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

There are already specific criteria in place to assess the need for a Blue Badge for children under three years old who require the use of bulky mobility aids. The Department has no plans to amend the current eligibility criteria.

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