§ Mrs. EllmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received 911W concerning the Office of Fair Trading's report recommending de-restriction of taxis; and if he will make a statement. [152478]
§ Mr. McNulty[holding answer 3 February 2004]: We have received just over 600 representations about the OFT's report into licensed taxi and private hire vehicle services. We are now considering them carefully so that we can respond to the OFT within 120 days of their report. The representations include the views of key taxi and private hire stakeholders that we sought.