Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108500

Taxis: Greater London

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the average time taken by Transport for London to process and issue private hire vehicle driver licences.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department for Transport is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which local licensing authorities in England license the taxi and private hire vehicle trades but ultimately the licensing process is left at the discretion of local a...

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