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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to require GWR to provide alternative forms of transport, including taxis, for passengers travelling to Cheltenham whose journeys are routinely affected by the unscheduled termination of services at Gloucester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to require GWR to provide alternative forms of transport, including taxis, for passengers travelling to Cheltenham whose journeys are routinely affected by the unscheduled termination of services at Gloucester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Transport for London and (b) the Greater London Authority on the publication of guidance on applications for fully autonomous taxi passenger services; and what her policy is on the adoption of driverless taxis in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Transport for London and (b) the Greater London Authority on the publication of guidance on applications for fully autonomous taxi passenger services; and what her policy is on the adoption of driverless taxis in...
The Department engages regularly with Transport for London (TfL) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) on the Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting framework established under the Automated Vehicles Act 2024.
This engagement has included discussions on the operation of the pilot permitting scheme, the roles of local licensing authorities and franchising bodies in their consent function, and the non-statutory guidance issued by the Department to support these processes.
Under the framework, where an automated passenger service resembles a taxi or private hire vehicle, the relevant licensing authority must provide its consent before a permit can be granted. There is no requirement for TfL, the GLA or any other consent authority to issue guidance on the role automated passenger services may play within their local areas.
Decisions on individual permit applications will be taken in accordance with the statutory framework, including the requirement for appropriate local consent. The Government considers that automated passenger services have the potential to improve transport options and support innovation, while maintaining public safety as the overriding priority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to support the black cab sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to support the black cab sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with Transport for London to support the Black Cab sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with Transport for London to support the Black Cab sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered amending the regulation of private hire vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered amending the regulation of private hire vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the proportionate use of taxi and private hire operator suspension powers under the English Devolution Act.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the proportionate use of taxi and private hire operator suspension powers under the English Devolution Act.
New powers adopted in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act will enable local authorities to immediately suspend licenses in the interests of public safety, regardless of where a driver is licensed. To support licensing authorities in using this new power, the Government will provide guidance on its use to ensure it is exercised consistently and where justified by the circumstances of the case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent through the Access to Work scheme on (a) taxi journeys and (b) other private hire vehicle journeys in each of the last three years; and, for those journeys, what the total value was of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent through the Access to Work scheme on (a) taxi journeys and (b) other private hire vehicle journeys in each of the last three years; and, for those journeys, what the total value was of...
Although the Department holds information on the specific types of support funded through Access to Work, this data is recorded as descriptive free-text information and extracting it would require manual review of individual records, incurring disproportionate cost.
Statistics on Access to Work expenditure by readily available element and support worker categories are published annually in Table EXP02 of the Access to Work official statistics: Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2025 - GOV.UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure local licensing authorities enforce non-discrimination provisions under the Equality Act 2010 where private hire and taxi operators charge additional clamping fees or surcharges to users of wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure local licensing authorities enforce non-discrimination provisions under the Equality Act 2010 where private hire and taxi operators charge additional clamping fees or surcharges to users of wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
The Government is committed to ensuring that disabled people can access taxi and private hire vehicle services without discrimination. Drivers and operators who add fees or surcharges based on disability face prosecution and fines of up to £1,000.
Local licensing authorities are responsible for enforcing these provisions. Departmental best practice guidance makes clear that authorities should thoroughly investigate and prosecute offences where breaches are identified, and that where a complaint about discrimination is received that will not result in a conviction, licensing authorities should consider regulatory sanctions such as license suspension or revocation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for requiring private hire operators to conduct right to work checks on drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for requiring private hire operators to conduct right to work checks on drivers.
From 1 October, the Government’s changes to the Right to Work Scheme will come into force. Under these, changes organisations that engage individuals to provide work or services under their company name, including operators in the taxi and private hire vehicle sector, will have a clearer, legal responsibility to prevent illegal working.
Historically, these labour market models have presented challenges for enforcement because accountability for compliance of the legal requirement to prevent illegal working has not been clearly defined and instance of illegal working have been identified. The Government published an assessment of the impact of the measures during the passage of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 as well as a response to the public consultation on implementation on GOV.UK:
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025: enactment impact assessment - GOV.UK
Extending the Right to Work Scheme - GOV.UK
Returns from the UK and enforcement activity - GOV.UK
The Department will continue to monitor the effect of the measures and publish assessments and data on illegal working and enforcement activity.
While local authority licensing checks form an important part of the existing system, reliance on these checks alone has created ambiguity as to where accountability rests if illegal working is identified, particularly where services are provided through intermediary or platform-based models. The approach being taken provides clarity and consistency, ensuring that responsibility sits with the organisation engaging the individual to provide work or services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his department will consult on changes to VAT on taxi and private hire fares.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his department will consult on changes to VAT on taxi and private hire fares.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide appropriate waiting areas and toilet facilities for licensed taxi and private hire drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide appropriate waiting areas and toilet facilities for licensed taxi and private hire drivers.
The Government recognises the importance of clean, safe public toilet provision for all and has taken steps to support this. The Government will provide over £5.6 billion of new grant funding towards local government services, such as toilets, over the next three years. In addition, we continue to provide 100% mandatory business rates relief for separately assessed public toilets, reducing ongoing costs for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fare-setting practices by digital private hire operators on the financial sustainability of licensed private hire drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fare-setting practices by digital private hire operators on the financial sustainability of licensed private hire drivers.
The commercial arrangements between private hire vehicle drivers and the operators they work with or for are, subject to any legal requirements, a matter for those parties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current legal framework on employment status adequately protects licensed private hire drivers working through digital platform operators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current legal framework on employment status adequately protects licensed private hire drivers working through digital platform operators.
Entitlement to employment rights depends on the individual’s employment status.
Private hire drivers in the platform economy can be employees, limb (b) workers, or self-employed, depending on the reality of their working relationship.
The government recognises the potential for new technologies and business models to change the way we work, and our employment framework must continue to adapt and evolve.
We have committed to consult on employment status as soon as possible. The consultation will seek to address issues within the framework which can enable worker exploitation and leave vulnerable workers without core employment protections.
I attended the AI summit in India, and right across the world all countries and many companies—certainly tech companies—are at the forefront of this opportunity. We have to get the governance right, and of course we have to test and re-test to ensure safety. Anything on our roads would of course be tested and licensed by the Department for Transport. I do not think we can stand in the face of innovation.
I attended the AI summit in India, and right across the world all countries and many companies—certainly tech companies—are at the forefront of this opportunity. We have to get the governance right, and of course we have to test and re-test to ensure safety. Anything on our roads would of course be tested and licensed by the Department for Transport. I do not think we can stand in the face of innovation.
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Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind):
I echo the tributes to Jo Cox, Roy Hattersley and the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
There are approximately 400,000 private hire and black cab drivers in the United Kingdom, and we rely on each and every one of them to keep our economy moving. It is concerning to hear that this Government are letting Uber deploy robotic minicabs across London, with the potential of them being rolled out across the country. Our drivers already face unsafe working conditions, discrimination and low pay, and now they are becoming casualties of this AI drive. At the last general election, British people were promised jobs and better workers’ rights, so I ask the Deputy Prime Minister: why are the Government pushing an agenda that will drive tens of thousands out of work, and will he arrange for a meeting so that we can have a discussion about this matter?
Q8
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Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind):
I echo the tributes to Jo Cox, Roy Hattersley and the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
There are approximately 400,000 private hire and black cab drivers in the United Kingdom, and we rely on each and every one of them to keep our economy moving. It is concerning to hear that this Government are letting Uber deploy robotic minicabs across London, with the potential of them being rolled out across the country. Our drivers already face unsafe working conditions, discrimination and low pay, and now they are becoming casualties of this AI drive. At the last general election, British people were promised jobs and better workers’ rights, so I ask the Deputy Prime Minister: why are the Government pushing an agenda that will drive tens of thousands out of work, and will he arrange for a meeting so that we can have a discussion about this matter?
Q8
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Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind):
I echo the tributes to Jo Cox, Roy Hattersley and the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
There are approximately 400,000 private hire and black cab drivers in the United Kingdom, and we rely on each and every one of them to keep our economy moving. It is concerning to hear that this Government are letting Uber deploy robotic minicabs across London, with the potential of them being rolled out across the country. Our drivers already face unsafe working conditions, discrimination and low pay, and now they are becoming casualties of this AI drive. At the last general election, British people were promised jobs and better workers’ rights, so I ask the Deputy Prime Minister: why are the Government pushing an agenda that will drive tens of thousands out of work, and will he arrange for a meeting so that we can have a discussion about this matter?
I attended the AI summit in India, and right across the world all countries and many companies—certainly tech companies—are at the forefront of this opportunity. We have to get the governance right, and of course we have to test and re-test to ensure safety. Anything on our roads would of course be tested and licensed by the Department for Transport. I do not think we can stand in the face of innovation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of private hiring booking apps and navigation applications by taxi and private hire vehicle drivers on (a) road safety and (b) driver distraction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of private hiring booking apps and navigation applications by taxi and private hire vehicle drivers on (a) road safety and (b) driver distraction.
The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance to developers of navigation or private hire applications but engages with industry and monitors how these technologies are used in practice.
The law is clear; drivers are responsible for maintaining proper control of their vehicle and always paying attention to the road. It is illegal to hold and use a mobile phone or similar device whilst driving, including when a vehicle is stopped in traffic or at traffic lights. Where a driver is distracted or not in proper control of their vehicle, enforcement is an operational matter for the police.
The Government will continue to assess the benefits of such technologies while supporting the development of safer, distraction‑minimising systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with technology companies, including developers of navigation applications and private hire bookings, on improving safety features to reduce the need for driver interaction while vehicles are in motion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with technology companies, including developers of navigation applications and private hire bookings, on improving safety features to reduce the need for driver interaction while vehicles are in motion.
The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance to developers of navigation or private hire applications but engages with industry and monitors how these technologies are used in practice.
The law is clear; drivers are responsible for maintaining proper control of their vehicle and always paying attention to the road. It is illegal to hold and use a mobile phone or similar device whilst driving, including when a vehicle is stopped in traffic or at traffic lights. Where a driver is distracted or not in proper control of their vehicle, enforcement is an operational matter for the police.
The Government will continue to assess the benefits of such technologies while supporting the development of safer, distraction‑minimising systems.