Petitions/Change the law to allow short-term Blue Badges
StatusClosed
Opened7 Feb 2025
Closes7 Aug 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Government should consider temporary mobility problems such as hip replacement, broken ankles and knee injuries and change the law so that GPs can issue short term Blue Badges.

I believe that many patients with sudden temporary mobility problems are being unfairly treated.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Douglas Lumsden
1Douglas Lumsden MP
Aberdeen South
12
Harriet Cross
2Harriet Cross MP
Gordon and Buchan
8
Kirsty Blackman
3Kirsty Blackman MP
Aberdeen North
4
Sean Woodcock
4Sean Woodcock MP
Banbury
2
Stephanie Peacock
5Stephanie Peacock MP
Barnsley South
2
Damien Egan
6Damien Egan MP
Bristol North East
2
Sarah Russell
7Sarah Russell MP
Congleton
2
Dr Marie Tidball
8Dr Marie Tidball MP
Penistone and Stocksbridge
2
Blair McDougall
9Blair McDougall MP
East Renfrewshire
2
Lara Bird
10Lara Bird MP
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
2