Meetings
P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.
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Meeting: 04/02/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 116 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 14.01.20 Correspondence - Minister for Economy and Transport to Chair, item 3 PDF 76 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered the petition alongside P-05-835 Allow Free Movement of Taxi Drivers to Carry Out Private Hire Work Anywhere in Wales and agreed to close the petitions given that the Minister for Economy and Transport has now ruled out pursuing legislative change in this area during the remainder of this Assembly, and the Welsh Government is pursuing several measures and policy changes with the WLGA in the meantime.
Meeting: 03/12/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 21 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 24.07.19 Welsh Government Written Statement: Update on the Public Transport (Wales) Bill and wider bus reform agenda, item 3 PDF 75 KB View as HTML (3/2) 24 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered this petition alongside P-05-835 Allow Free Movement of Taxi Drivers to Carry Out Private Hire Work Anywhere in Wales and agreed to write to the Minister for Economy and Transport to ask him to provide an update on the Welsh Government’s future plans in relation to reform of taxi licensing and, in particular, the plan for short-term measures which could be taken forward in advance of legislation.
Meeting: 25/06/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
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6 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 6 PDF 116 KB View as HTML (6/1) 7 KB
- 05.06.19 Correspondence - Minister for Economy and Transport to Chair, item 6 PDF 23 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further correspondence from the Minister for Economy and
Transport and agreed to await the publication of the report into the Welsh Government’s
White Paper on Improving Public Transport before considering whether to take
further action on the petitions.
Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 116 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 2.1.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 389 KB
Minutes:
Mike
Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:
He has family and friends
who work in the taxi industry.
The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to supply the information received
from the petitioners to the Minister for Economy and Transport in light of the
public consultation on the White Paper on Improving Public Transport, and ask:
- whether
the Welsh Government would consider limiting or preventing cross border
working in the event that it decides not to establish a single national
licensing authority following the consultation; and
- whether
and how, if a national licensing authority is established, it could
control the number of taxis and private hire vehicles operating in a given
area.
Meeting: 09/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 09/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole.
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 116 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 27.09.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 29 KB View as HTML (3/2) 7 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to:
·
group
this petition with petition P-05-835
Allow Free Movement of Taxi Drivers to Carry Out Private Hire Work Anywhere in
Wales and consider them together in future; and
·
await
the publication of the Welsh Government’s White Paper on proposals for the
reform of taxi and private hire vehicle licensing in Wales, before considering
further action on the petition.
Meeting: 21/11/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 P-05-775 Put an end to the Cross Border and Sub-contracting Taxi Licensing loophole
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 115 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 06.11.17 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to the Committee, item 3 PDF 144 KB
- 14.11.17 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 247 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Transport together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to
await the publication of the Welsh Government’s summary of the outcome of their
recent public consultation on possible reforms to taxi licensing, expected
before the end of 2017, before considering further action on the petition.