Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 64062

Taxis: Conditions of Employment and Pay

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) dynamic pricing and (a) general payments on the (i) working conditions and (ii) pay of private hire drivers.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Subject to any requirements under relevant legislation, pay and working conditions in the private hire vehicle sector are commercial matters between drivers and operators.