Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill

My hon. Friend raises an important concern. The Bill would not change or constrict licensing auth...

I should just clarify that local licensing authorities have licensing panels that hear evidence a...

My hon. Friend is correct. The Bill does not change the existing licensing authorities regime and...

This is an important Bill. Does my hon. Friend agree that the timeliness of the information shari...

That very point is considered in the Bill, which gives local authorities a time limit for the ent...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this important Bill to the House. Of the 15,000 private...

My hon. Friend raises an important point about passenger safety applying throughout all four nati...

To follow up on and clarify that point—I am from a devolved nation—would the Bill only require li...

My hon. Friend is correct that the devolved nations would be able to access the database. I am no...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I would be delighted to take my first intervention from the hon. Gentleman.

I am always pleased to get a first. I am aware of occasions where people with wheelchairs or mobi...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. I feel as though I have obtained my proper ...

My hon. Friend is being incredibly generous with his time. I commend him on the Bill. I am sure h...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. There are many examples across the country of deplo...

As my hon. Friend knows, in County Durham we have a lot of cross-border travel, particularly invo...

We have a situation where 276 licensing authorities have individual discretion to apply the stand...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate and support the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson...

This is an important Bill and I thank the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for his work ...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The taxi and private hire sector is often misunderstood....

As a former member of a licensing panel, I completely agree with what the hon. Gentleman just sai...

The hon. Member is absolutely right. Rossendale, I am afraid, did feature extensively in some deb...

The hon. Member makes the point that until this is universal, there will be a way of gaming the s...

The hon. Member makes an important point. That is one of the issues of living in a devolved serie...

I rise to dedicate my wholehearted support to the Bill. It will help increase accountability, rai...

I am very pleased to see this Bill before the House today. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for D...

It is a pleasure to speak on the Bill, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlingto...

I start by sending my warmest congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter ...

It is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore). I congra...

It is a pleasure to make some brief comments in support of this excellent Bill. I congratulate my...

I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for bringing this private Membe...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for bringing forward this incredi...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Lia Nici), and I thank my...

It gives me great pleasure to support my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson). He...

I will be brief, because I know that other hon. Members want to come in. I pay tribute to my hon....

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on this vital Bill. As a f...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on his success in the priv...

With the leave of the House, may I thank the Minister for his support? I am also grateful to the ...