§ Mr. EffordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many complaints have been received by the Public Carriage Office regarding London taxi drivers who have refused to carry blind passengers with guide dogs in the last year; [105203]
(2) if he will estimate how many passengers with guide dogs are carried by London taxi drivers per year. [105204]
§ Mr. HillThe Public Carriage Office has no recorded complaints of London licensed taxi drivers refusing to carry guide dogs in the last year.
Neither the Public Carriage Office nor the Department monitors the number or proportion of taxi journeys in London involving passengers with guide dogs.