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584132

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London City Airport: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of security at London City Airport after the recent protestor security breach.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	46525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>We keep aviation security under constant review. The Civil Aviation Authority, as regulator, has carried out a full investigation of the incident on 6 September, and will continue to monitor London City Airport’s response to the incident and subsequent investigation. For obvious reasons we would not comment publicly on the details of this response.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 13/10/2016 14:28:58 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

794578

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Uber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings have taken place between Uber and (a) Ministers and (b) Officials of his Department in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	115551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received numerous representations regarding Uber from individuals, trade bodies, driver representation organisations and regulatory bodies. However, since the Department does not hold information categorised as requested, this information could only therefore be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>Officials at the Department are not required to keep record of meetings attended; it is not therefore possible to provide a comprehensive list of meetings with any party, including Uber. However, a search of diaries by officials most likely to meet with Uber and that are still at the Department indicates that there was one meeting in 2015, six in 2016 and three in 2017 (as of 24 November).</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 115557 115576 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:28:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794582

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Uber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of Uber's fitness to operate in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	115555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which local licensing authorities in England and Wales license private hire vehicle (PHV) operators. It is the responsibility of these authorities to ensure that any person or organisation to whom they grant an operator licence is ‘fit and proper’ to hold such a licence and compliant with PHV legislation. Furthermore, once a licence has been issued, licensing authorities have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that operators continue to be ‘fit and proper’.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 28/11/2017 11:21:05 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794584

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Uber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from police forces relating to Uber.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	115557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received numerous representations regarding Uber from individuals, trade bodies, driver representation organisations and regulatory bodies. However, since the Department does not hold information categorised as requested, this information could only therefore be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>Officials at the Department are not required to keep record of meetings attended; it is not therefore possible to provide a comprehensive list of meetings with any party, including Uber. However, a search of diaries by officials most likely to meet with Uber and that are still at the Department indicates that there was one meeting in 2015, six in 2016 and three in 2017 (as of 24 November).</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 115551 115576 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:28:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794603

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Uber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on the safety record of Uber.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	115576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received numerous representations regarding Uber from individuals, trade bodies, driver representation organisations and regulatory bodies. However, since the Department does not hold information categorised as requested, this information could only therefore be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>Officials at the Department are not required to keep record of meetings attended; it is not therefore possible to provide a comprehensive list of meetings with any party, including Uber. However, a search of diaries by officials most likely to meet with Uber and that are still at the Department indicates that there was one meeting in 2015, six in 2016 and three in 2017 (as of 24 November).</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 115551 115557 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:28:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

787017

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to update regulations relating to taxi and private hire vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	112195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>At the request of the Department for Transport, the Law Commission undertook a comprehensive review of taxi and private hire regulation in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Since this report the sector has undergone profound and rapid change. At a Westminster Hall Debate on 5 July I announced the formation of a working group to consider any regulatory issues and remedies, including the Commission’s recommendations. The group will report in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2017 15:46:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

787018

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a central UK-wide register of taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	112196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>At a Westminster Hall Debate on 5 July, I announced my intention to set up a working group to consider the regulation of the trade and produce focussed recommendations for action. The Task and Finish Group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing will report its findings to me in the new year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2017 15:44:08 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

787019

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of people using taxi and private hire vehicles as a result of the 2015 changes to the rules on cross-border taxi and private hire vehicle use.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	112197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Task and Finish Group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing that I set up is considering cross-border taxi and private hire vehicle use in its discussions, and will report its findings to me in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of the Department for Transport, the Law Commission conducted a comprehensive review of private hire vehicle and taxi regulation in England and Wales. The ability to sub-contract private hire work across licensing authority boundaries was a recommendation of the Law Commission. Section 11 of the Deregulation Act 2015 enabled this and has allowed private hire operators to work more flexibly to meet the needs of their passengers.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2017 17:00:46 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

787020

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of taxi and private hire vehicles which are working cross-border despite having their licences revoked by a local licensing authority.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	112198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>I announced in a Westminster Hall debate that I would be setting up a working group to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing. That group is considering both cross-border working and enforcement and passenger safety as two of key areas for discussion and will report its findings to me in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not currently hold any data on the number of taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers who have had their licences revoked. The Department has not made any estimate of the number of taxis and PHV drivers working cross-border who have had their licences revoked by a local licensing authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government attaches the utmost priority to passenger safety in the licenced taxi and PHV trade. The Department for Transport will consult on revised best practice guidance and for the first time statutory guidance enabled under the Policing and Crime Act 2017. This guidance will contain robust standards that we expect all licensing authorities to adopt; these will ensure all passengers, particularly children and vulnerable adults, are protected when using taxi and PHV services.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 112199 question first answered 16/11/2017 17:04:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

787021

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to put in place additional measures to empower local licensing authorities to ensure public safety in taxi and private hire vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	112199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>I announced in a Westminster Hall debate that I would be setting up a working group to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing. That group is considering both cross-border working and enforcement and passenger safety as two of key areas for discussion and will report its findings to me in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not currently hold any data on the number of taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers who have had their licences revoked. The Department has not made any estimate of the number of taxis and PHV drivers working cross-border who have had their licences revoked by a local licensing authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government attaches the utmost priority to passenger safety in the licenced taxi and PHV trade. The Department for Transport will consult on revised best practice guidance and for the first time statutory guidance enabled under the Policing and Crime Act 2017. This guidance will contain robust standards that we expect all licensing authorities to adopt; these will ensure all passengers, particularly children and vulnerable adults, are protected when using taxi and PHV services.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 112198 question first answered 16/11/2017 17:04:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse