Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Hoey (Labour), on Monday, 24 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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REGULATION OF BLACK TAXIS AND MINICABS

That this House is concerned that companies such as Uber, that use smartphone apps, continue to entrench their market position while routinely flouting the law governing the taxi and mincab industry; welcomes Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London's position that a statutory definition of plying for hire is needed to remove ambiguity and clearly define the difference between taxi and private hire services; agrees that such a definition is necessary to provide passengers with important safety protections against unregulated drivers; believes that in the absence of a statutory definition of plying for hire, public confidence in a safe and secure licensing regime will be undermined and will ultimately undermine the viability of the current taxi service; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislation which provides a clear statutory definition of plying for hire to protect the distinction between taxis and private hire vehicles.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

587 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Jim Cunningham

Ian Mearns

Gavin Robinson

Wes Streeting

Subjects

Roads Service industries

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk