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Written question asked by Jo Stevens (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 January 2018 (named day). It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 8 January 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Uber

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will introduce regulations in response to the ruling by the European Court of Justice on 20 December 2017 that Uber is a transport company and not a digital service.

Answer

Uber has always been regulated as a private hire vehicle operator in England and Wales, therefore no additional or revised regulation is required as a consequence of the European Court of Justice ruling.

I announced in a Westminster Hall debate that I would be setting up a working group to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing. That group has now been formed and will report its findings to me early this year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
120771
Session
2017-19
Related items
Taxis: Licensing
Monday, 21 May 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Judgements Taxis European Court of Justice Uber
Link
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