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1685816

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of local taxi licensing authorities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	12060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government provides guidance to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England to assist them in exercising their licensing function <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/licensing-of-taxis-and-phvs-for-local-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/licensing-of-taxis-and-phvs-for-local-authorities-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport uses its annual statistical survey of licensing authorities to help monitor uptake of the guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/02/2024 14:39:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1682568

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for legislating on national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	9922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>There was insufficient parliamentary time to bring forward legislation on national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing during this Parliament, but the Government remains committed to doing so in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/01/2024 13:16:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1673007

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks made by Earl Howe on 22 May where he stated that they plan to "engage stakeholders on the proposal set out in the levelling up White Paper to explore transferring the responsibility for licensing taxis and private hire vehicles to upper-tier and combined authorities" during the course of this year, when they intend to initiate that process.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport intends to carry out engagement on this issue early next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 11/12/2023 14:57:53 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1670295

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the effectiveness of oversight of taxi licencing.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	2197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which 263 licensing authorities in England license the taxi and PHV trades. The Government issues guidance to assist authorities in carrying this out.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out the measures it expects licensing authorities to take to safeguard passengers through the publication of the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards in 2020. The Government has just published updated Best Practice Guidance for licensing authorities in England which encourages proportionate regulation to enable the sector to deliver safe, accessible, and affordable services that meet the differing needs of passengers. The Department for Transport engages regularly with taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities on a range of issues regarding the regulation of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to introducing legislation, when parliamentary time allows, to enable the setting of national standards in licensing, enhancing licensing authorities’ compliance and enforcement powers and to establish a national licensing database of all licensees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/11/2023 14:13:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1670303

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps with local authorities to ensure that taxi licencing processes support (a) passenger safety and (b) fair competition.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	2198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government set out the measures it expects licensing authorities to take to safeguard passengers through the publication of the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards in 2020. Public safety remains the priority of taxi and private hire vehicle licensing, and the Government is clear that where standards need to be high and rigorously applied, they must be.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published updated Best Practice Guidance to assist licensing authorities in England. The updated guidance challenges licensing authorities to consider the necessity of some requirements that they place on the trade. This approach will provide a framework for fair competition and enable the trade to deliver the range of safe, available, affordable and accessible services required to meet the range of differing passenger needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/11/2023 14:10:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1647962

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2022 to Question 69709, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Best Practice Guidance for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England consultation.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	191233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department intends to publish the Government's response to the consultation on updated Best Practice Guidance for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England later this year.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 29/06/2023 13:30:46 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1625209

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to strengthen taxi licensing conditions.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	183440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department published its Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards in 2020 which focus on safeguarding standards to protect the most vulnerable, but provide benefits for all passengers. The recommendations include six-monthly DBS checks at the highest level and safeguarding awareness training for all drivers. Licensing authorities should implement these high standards unless there is a compelling local reason not to.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also consulted on revised Best Practice Guidance which provides recommendations on licensing issues not covered by the Statutory Standards. The final version of the guidance will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Government remains committed to legislating to create national licensing standards for taxis and private hire vehicles when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 10/05/2023 08:11:40 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1601102

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many National Register of Taxi and Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals searches were submitted by (a) Newcastle City Council, (b) Sunderland City Council, (c) Hartlepool Borough Council, (d) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, (e) Darlington Borough Council and (f) Durham County Council in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	157718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Use of the National Register for Refusals and Revocations (NR3) is recommended in the Department’s Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards which was published in 2020. The Department is monitoring usage of the NR3 and communicates with local authorities on this matter regularly.</p><p><strong>Searches conducted by the local authorities listed over the last year:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Licensing Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drivers Licensed (31 March 2022)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NR3 Searches (March 2022 – Feb 2023)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Darlington Borough Council</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham County Council</p></td><td><p>1,405</p></td><td><p>789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool Borough Council</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle City Council</p></td><td><p>4,576</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council</p></td><td><p>744</p></td><td><p>725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland City Council</p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>481</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/03/2023 09:37:30 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1588370

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Register of Taxi and Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals (NR3), which local authorities with large numbers of registered taxi and private hire drivers made the least use of NR3 searches in 2022; and how many NR3 searches and entries were submitted by those authorities in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	150512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Use of the National Register for Refusals and Revocations (NR3) is recommended in the Department’s Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards which was published in 2020. The Department is monitoring usage of the NR3 and communicates with local authorities on this matter regularly.</p><p><strong>Five largest licensing authorities that make infrequent/no use of NR3:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Licensing Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drivers Licensed (31 March 2022)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NR3 Searches (Jan-Dec 2022)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NR3 Entries (Jan-Dec 2022)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>6,280</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester City Council</p></td><td><p>5,789</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton Council</p></td><td><p>5,701</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle City Council</p></td><td><p>4,576</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Council</p></td><td><p>3,360</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For context, Manchester City Council activated its NR3 account in August 2022 whereas other authorities had activated accounts from the start of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 01/03/2023 08:09:37 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1548957

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Civil Servants in his Department with relevant knowledge to be seconded to local licensing authorities to deal with the backlog in processing taxi and private hire vehicle licensing applications.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	104269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible for setting the regulatory framework for the licensing of the taxi and private hire vehicle sectors. Local licensing authorities are responsible for processing licensing applications. The Department published the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards in 2020, providing guidance for licensing authorities. This states that licensing authorities should ensure that all individuals that determine whether a licence is issued or refused are adequately resourced to allow them to discharge the function effectively and correctly. These individuals that determine whether a licence is issued should be required to undertake sufficient training.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/12/2022 13:56:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight