| Heading: |
Taxis: Licensing |
| Question ID: |
1792084 |
| UIN: |
43941 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4753 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mary Kelly Foy
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mary Kelly Foy
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the regulation of cross-border taxi hiring. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
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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: |
Legislation allows taxis and private hire vehicles to operate outside of the area in which they are licensed. Taxis can only ply for hire (pick up passengers at taxi ranks or be hailed in the street) in the area in which they are licensed. Pre-booked work... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |