Kirklees Council gives MPs more free parking after Barry Sheerman plea

Mar 3 2010 By Huddersfield Examiner

COUNCILLORS have agreed to give MPs more free parking.

Kirklees Council’s Cabinet yesterday decided that the four Huddersfield area members of parliament could each have a second parking permit.

The passes entitle MPs to use car parks and on-street parking bays without paying. They can also park in residents-only zones without being fined.

Yesterday’s decision will allow Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman, Dewsbury’s Shahid Malik and Batley and Spen’s Mike Wood to request an extra parking permit.

Kali Mountford of Colne Valley has already said she doesn’t want a second pass.

The Cabinet made the decision yesterday after a request by Mr Sheerman for another pass to allow his staff to park more easily in Huddersfield.

The Examiner was yesterday shown a letter dated February 15 from Mr Sheerman to Kirklees Council.