§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has regarding the extent of physical assaults upon taxi drivers during the last seven years; whether such attacks are localised; if any advice has been offered to representative private hire organisations on appropriate preventative measures; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThere are no central statistics identifying cases of physical assault on taxi drivers. I understand, however, that neither the police nor the organisations which represent taxi drivers have any indication that such attacks have increased.
139WNo advice has been offered to or requested by the representative organisations, nor, at this stage, are there plans to issue any.