Written questions

Taxis: Licensing

Commons · Question 83027 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of safeguards for restricted private hire vehicle licences issued by local authorities.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 27 Oct 2025

The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which 263 licensing authorities in England administer the taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing regime. Licensing authorities must determine that all taxi and PHV drivers an...