§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many illegal minicabs have been stopped this year for(a) having no tax disc and (b) being unroadworthy; and what penalties were imposed; [89250]
(2) in what form and at what cost his Department, in conjunction with the Home Office, plan to advertise the undesirability of using illegal minicabs (a) this Christmas and New Year period and (b) next year. [89320]
§ Mr. JamiesonIt is for local enforcement authorities (district/borough councils, unitary authorities or Transport for London) and the police to publicise the undesirability of using illegal minicabs and to deal with breaches in the law by their drivers. Records are not kept centrally.