Written questions

Taxis: Licensing

Commons · Question 50151 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43941 on Taxis: Licensing, when she plans to complete her consideration of options to strengthen the regulation of the sector.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 May 2025

The Department for Transport will consult shortly on whether to make all Local Transport Authorities responsible for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing. We believe administering the regime at this higher level would increase the consistency of standa...