Shockat Adam MP: written questions

Written questions

• Taxis: FacilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17856More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide appropriate waiting areas and toilet facilities for licensed taxi and private hire drivers.

  Answer: The Government recognises the importance of clean, safe public toilet provision for all and has taken steps to support this. The Government will provide over £5.6 billion of new grant funding towards local government services, such as toilets, over the ne...

  Answered 17 Jul 2026

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• Taxis: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17855More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fare-setting practices by digital private hire operators on the financial sustainability of licensed private hire drivers.

  Answer: The commercial arrangements between private hire vehicle drivers and the operators they work with or for are, subject to any legal requirements, a matter for those parties.

  Answered 17 Jul 2026

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• Taxis: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17854More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current legal framework on employment status adequately protects licensed private hire drivers working through digital platform operators.

  Answer: Entitlement to employment rights depends on the individual’s employment status.Private hire drivers in the platform economy can be employees, limb (b) workers, or self-employed, depending on the reality of their working relationship.The government recogni...

  Answered 16 Jul 2026

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• Autonomous Weapons: International CooperationMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16184More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on international efforts to regulate lethal autonomous weapons systems.

  Answer: The UK will continue to be an active participant in discussions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems(LAWS) within the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and its Group of Government Experts (GGE), working closely with other sta...

  Answered 13 Jul 2026

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• Autonomous WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16183More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure meaningful human control is retained over decisions to use lethal force by weapons systems that incorporate artificial intelligence.

  Answer: We are clear that human responsibility and accountability must always be retained in decisions about the use of force, and that existing international humanitarian law provides a robust framework for ensuring this. There must be context-appropriate human ...

  Answered 13 Jul 2026

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• Autonomous WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16182More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review provides for the use of autonomous weapons systems capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention.

  Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognises the growing importance of autonomy and uncrewed systems in modern warfare and supports the increased adoption of these technologies across Defence. However, the UK remains committed to the responsible use of militar...

  Answered 23 Jul 2026

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