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Taxis: Licensing

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 63174

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of foreign nationals who hold (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle licences who have been deported due to criminal convictions in the last decade.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport does not hold information on the number of deportations due to criminal convictions.

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