Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 114983

Taxis: Safety

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure taxi drivers are protected from physical and verbal abuse whilst at work (a) in Nottinghamshire and (b) nationally.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Physical and verbal abuse against transport workers is unacceptable and something the Department takes very seriously. The Department’s best practice guidance to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England is clear that authorities are ...

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