| Heading: |
Taxis: Licensing |
| Question ID: |
1761467 |
| UIN: |
28410 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5276 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Chris Ward
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| Asking Member handle: |
chriswardmp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@chriswardmp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) taxi and (b) private hire journeys either (i) start or (ii) finish within licensed vehicle areas. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
It is widely accepted that taxis and private hire vehicles have always been permitted to carry pre-booked fares outside the area in which they are licensed. This allows the sector to work more flexibly to meet the needs of their passengers. Licensing auth... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |