Minister cools idea for uniform taxi and private hire licensing during MPs questions

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Minister cools idea for uniform taxi and private hire licensing during MPs questions

A Department for Transport minister has poured water over a call to impose uniform licensing regulations for taxis and private hire vehicles across local authorities in England. Manuela Perteghella, Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon, asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether steps would be taken to require local authorities to adopt the same licensing standards for both sectors. Simon Lightwood, Minister at the Department for Tr…