§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many unlicensed private hire or minicab firms are known to the Metropolitan police in the London boroughs; and if he will make a statement. [21225]
§ Mr. NorrisI am advised that the Metropolitan police do not keep lists of unlicensed private hire or minicab firms in London; all these firms in the Metropolitan police district are unlicensed.
In February this year, the Government announced their agreement with the Transport Select Committee that minicabs in London should be regulated, Cm 2715, as part of their response to the Committee's recommendations.