questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her  Department is taking to help ensure that all private hire vehicle drivers  meet minimum (a) driving and(b) language proficiency standards.
answerText: The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which licensing authorities in England administer the taxi and private hire vehicle licensing regime. All applicants for a taxi or private hire vehicle driver’s licence must be deem...
heading: Taxis: Licensing