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Street Trading: Westminster Bridge

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 2 January 2026UIN 71251

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether ice cream vans parked on red lines on Westminster Bridge are monitored by the Government Secure Zone control room.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Government can confirm that vehicles are monitored within the Government Secure Zone. However, the Government does not comment in detail on security arrangements within the Government Secure Zone.

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