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Street Trading: Westminster Bridge

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 115864

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2026 to Question 71251 on Street Trading: Westminster Bridge, what discussions he has had with the (a) police and (b) local authority on ice cream vans parking on red lines on Westminster Bridge.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

All vehicles operating within this zone are a matter for the police. They continue to monitor the situation and maintain contact with relevant partners.

In line with policy under successive administrations, security arrangements within the Government Secure Zone are not subject to detailed public disclosure.

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