Pay parking to be introduced for visitors to Parliament House Work will begin on Monday to erect boom gates in the public car park at Parliament House as pay parking reaches another national institution. The long-awaited announcement on Friday that visitors will be slugged for parking also has implications for the 3,000 staff who work in the building. Parliament House had little choice about charging for parking after the previous Labor Government decided to act on the recommendation by the National Capital Authority for pay parking on national land in the parliamentary triangle. While parliamentary officials had flagged charging for the public car park, they have announced no decision on the more contentious issue of extending pay parking to the underground car parks for the Senate, House of Representatives and ministerial wing. Free parking in the parliamentary zone meant commuters were clogging car parks of the cultural institutions, making it difficult for interstate visitors to find a park. At Parliament House, parking in the public car park will be free for the first two hours, with charges to apply for longer stays. The fees have not yet been confirmed, officials say. The Department of Parliamentary Services is concerned about parents using the in-house child care centre, who have been able to use allocated parking spots in the public car park. Problems have been reported about visitors parking in these allocated spots, despite the signs reserving them for parents. "If you have children at the childcare centre, DPS will write to you separately to advise you about retained access to specific car parks to enable the dropping off and picking up of children at the centre," the department said on Friday. A bulletin to occupants of Parliament House said work would begin from next Monday to install boom gates and ticket vending machines. We anticipate minimal disruption, however some inconvenience may be experienced by the public during the installation. A traffic management plan has been developed to support users during this time.