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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 May 2019. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Taxis: Licensing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide statutory definitions of pre-booked and plying for hire, in order to maintain the two-tier taxi and private hire regulation system, as recommended by the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Licensing.

Answer

Providing a statutory definition of plying for pre-booking and plying for hire was considered as part of the Government response to the report by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group. The response issued on 12 February explained that since the Law Commission concluded in 2014 that a statutory definition of plying for hire would not be a practical improvement on the current position and there being no change in the legal situation, the Government would not take forward that recommendation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
252472
Session
2017-19
Related items
Taxis: Licensing
Monday, 9 September 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Licensing Taxis Regulation
Link
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