Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 30 April 1999. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Friday, 30 April 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list (a) the number of licensed taxis entitled to ply for hire in (i) each of the current suburban sectors and (ii) each of the revised surburban sectors proposed by the Carriage Office and (b) the number of applications for licences that are currently being considered in suburban sectors; if he will list (a) the number of taxi ranks by (i) sector and (ii) category within (A) the current Metropolitan Police district and (B) the revised Metropolitan Police district, (b) the number of taxis allowed to wait at each rank and (c) the number of taxis licensed to ply in the area covered by each rank. - Including figures and tables.

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