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Member

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 April 2026

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

On private taxis and private hire vehicles, while we agree with Baroness Casey’s view, expressed in her report published last year, that in the vast majority of these trades the drivers, vehicle proprietors or private hire vehicle operators are hard-working and law-abiding people who take pride in their work, it is right that enforcement powers are available to prevent those few who seek to abuse their position of trust and pose a risk to the public.

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