Question follow-through · 51658

Taxis: Body Fluids

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to extend the availability of DNA spit kits to licensed private hire drivers.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to extend the availability of DNA spit kits to licensed private hire drivers.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    Violence against transport workers is unacceptable and something I take very seriously. That is why my Department's best practice guidance to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England sets out my expectations for the sector including ...

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