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Taxis: Conditions of Employment and Pay

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 July 2025UIN 64062

The question

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.

Answered by 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.

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