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PE1856: Support the taxi trade

Petition summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to protect the future of the taxi trade by:

providing financial support to taxi drivers;
setting up a national stakeholder group with trade union driver representatives;
reviewing low emission standards and implementation dates

Petitioner: Pat Rafferty on behalf of Unite

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 18 February 2021

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SPICe Briefing (138.5KB, pdf) (138KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2022

Committee meetings

1 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

Official Report of Meeting 1 September 2021

1 December 2021: The Committee agreed to write to taxi owner associations, taxi driver unions and COSLA.

Official Report of Meeting 1 December 2021

9 March 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. The Committee also agreed to invite the petitioner and the Scottish Taxi Federation to give evidence at a future meeting.

Official Report of Meeting 9 March 2022

26 October 2022: The Committee took evidence from Murray Fleming and Robert McLean, Scottish Taxi Federation and Steven Grant, Unite. Paul Sweeney MSP decalred an interest as a member of Unite. The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a future meeting.

Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022

21 December 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and COSLA.

Official Report of Meeting 21 December 2022

20 September 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Transport Scotland, the petitioner and Glasgow City Council.

Official Report of Meeting 20 September 2023