Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles

Oral evidence taken 18 January 2011 Witnesses: Graham Stevenson, National Organiser, Transport, and Tommy McIntyre, National Taxi Representative, Unite the Union, Mick Rix, National Officer, and Michael Hildreth, Secretary, GMB Professional Drivers, Taxis & Private Hire, GMB, and Gavin Soki, Skyline Taxis; Ian Shanks, Partner, Blue Line Taxis, Mr David B. Wilson, Paul McLaughlin, Company … Show more

Oral evidence taken 18 January 2011 Witnesses: Graham Stevenson, National Organiser, Transport, and Tommy McIntyre, National Taxi Representative, Unite the Union, Mick Rix, National Officer, and Michael Hildreth, Secretary, GMB Professional Drivers, Taxis & Private Hire, GMB, and Gavin Soki, Skyline Taxis; Ian Shanks, Partner, Blue Line Taxis, Mr David B. Wilson, Paul McLaughlin, Company Secretary, Delta Taxis, Richard Jarman, Company Secretary, South Sefton Hackney Drivers’ Association, and John Griffin, Chairman, Addison Lee; and Mr Myles Bebbington, Damien Edwards, Licensing Officer, Liverpool City Council, Councillor Cec Tallack, Leader, Milton Keynes Council, and Philip Soderquest, Public Safety and Enforcement Manager, Northumberland County Council Watch the session 15 March 2011 Witnesses: Brian Whitehead, Regional Organiser, and Stan Marut, Branch Secretary, London Taxi Brach, RMT, Paul Brent, Chairman, and Tim Gray, Company Secretary, National Taxi Association, Steve Wright MBE, Chairman, Licensed Private Hire Car Association; Kris Beuret OBE, Chair, and John Austin, Vice Chair, National Association of Taxi Users, John Moorhouse, Company Secretary, and Paul Fawcett, Advisory and Research Consultant, TravelWatch NorthWest; Norman Baker MP, Department for Transport Watch the session Show less