To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the level of usage of taxi ranks within the Metropolitan Police district by taxis. [82280]
There are currently 523 taxi ranks in the Metropolitan Police District. There is no routine monitoring of their usage; individual ranks may be monitored from time to time, if a need to do so is identified.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will list (a) the number of licensed taxis entitled to ply for hire in (i) each of the current suburban sectors and (ii) each of the revised suburban sectors proposed by the Carriage Office and (b) the number of applications for licences that are currently being considered in suburban sectors; [82281](2) if he will list
(a) the number of taxi ranks by (i) sector and (ii) category within (A) the current Metropolitan Police district and (B) the revised Metropolitan Police district, (b) the number of taxis allowed to wait at each rank and (c) the number of taxis licensed to ply in the area covered by each rank.[82282]
The number of licensed London taxi drivers entitled to ply for hire in each of the old suburban sectors is as follows:
Sector 1—627 drivers licensed* of which
- 337 may ply for hire in Sector 1A (Woodford area)
- 434 may ply for hire in Sector 1B (Romford area)
- 520 may ply for hire in Sector 1C (Ilford area)
Sector 2—228 licensed drivers* of which
- 142 may ply for hire in Sector 2A (Bexley area)
- 165 may ply for hire in Sector 2B (Bromley area)
Sector 3—607 licensed drivers* of which
- 425 may ply for hire in Sector 3A (Wimbledon area)
- 270 may ply for hire in Sector 3B (Carshalton area)
- 392 may ply for hire in Sector 3C (Croydon area)
Sector 4—243 licensed drivers*
- 234 may ply for hire in Sector 4A (Kingston area)
- 136 may ply for hire in Sector 4B (Hounslow area)
Sector 5—314 licensed drivers*
- 242 may ply for hire in Sector 5A (Ealing area)
- 216 may ply for hire in Sector 5B (Ruislip area)
- 229 may ply for hire in Sector 5C (Wembley area)
Sector 6—133 licensed drivers*
- 66 may ply for hire in Sector 6A (Finchley area)
- 94 may ply for hire in Sector 6B (Wood Green area)
- 59 may ply for hire in Sector 6C (Walthamstow area).
The number of licensed London taxi drivers entitled to ply for hire in each of the new suburban sectors (introduced on 31 March 1999) is as follows:
Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge Sector—627 drivers* of whom
- 612 may play for hire in Barking and Dagenham
- 451 may play for hire in Havering
- 520 may play for hire in Newham
- 513 may play for hire in Redbridge
Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham Sector**
- 142 drivers may play for hire in Bexley
- 142 drivers may play for hire in Greenwich
- 228 drivers may play for hire in Lewisham
Bromley Sector**
- 165 drivers may play for hire in Bromley
Croydon Sector***
- 392 drivers may play for hire in Croydon
Merton and Sutton Sector***
- 452 drivers may play for hire in Merton
- 452 drivers may play for hire in Sutton
Hounslow, Kingston and Richmond Sector—243 licensed drivers* of whom
- 135 may ply for hire in Hounslow
- 233 may ply for hire in Kingston
- 243 may ply for hire in Richmond
Hillingdon and Ealing Sector****
- 275 drivers may ply for hire in Hillingdon
- 242 drivers may ply for hire in Ealing
Harrow, Brent and Barnet Sector****
- 255 drivers may ply for hire in Harrow
- 229 drivers may ply for hire in Brent
- 117 drivers may ply for hire in Barnet
Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest Sector****
- 110 drivers may ply for hire in Enfield
- 59 drivers may ply for hire in Haringey
- 59 drivers may ply for hire in Waltham Forest.
The number of applicants for suburban licences who are currently studying the Knowledge are as follows:
Old sector for which applied
| Area for which will ultimately be licensed
| Total applicants
|
| 1A | Havering and Redbridge | 15 |
| 1B | Barking and Dagenham and Havering | 96 |
| 1C | Barking and Dagenham, Newham and Redbridge | 211 |
| 2A | Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham | 71 |
| 2B | Bromley and Lewisham | 84 |
| 3A | Merton and Sutton | 156 |
| 3B | Merton and Sutton | 43 |
| 3C | Croydon | 157 |
| 4A | Kingston and Richmond | 119 |
| 4B | Hounslow and Richmond | 17 |
| 5A | Ealing and Hillingdon | 68 |
| 5B | Harrow and Hillingdon | 35 |
| 5C | Brent and Harrow | 52 |
| 6A | Barnet | 21 |
| 6B | Barnet and Enfield | 34 |
| 6C | Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest | 18 |
The number of taxi ranks appointed by the Commissioner in each suburban sector of the current Metropolitan Police District is as follows:
- Sector 1A: 3
- Sector 1B: 16
- Sector 1C: 22
- Sector 2A: 9
- Sector 2B: 13
- Sector 3A: 15
- Sector 3B: 9
- Sector 3C: 14
- Sector 4A: 13
- Sector 4B: 7
- Sector 5A: 4
- Sector 5B: 12
- Sector 5C: 10
- Sector 6A: 4
- Sector 6B: 12
- Sector 6C: 8.
The number of taxi ranks appointed by the Commissioner in each suburban sector of the revised Metropolitan Police District is as follows:
Sector
| Number
|
| Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge Sector | 43 |
| Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham Sector | 13 |
| Bromley Sector | 13 |
| Croydon Sector | 13 |
| Merton and Sutton Sector | 21 |
| Kingston, Richmond and Hounslow Sector | 18 |
| Hillingdon and Ealing Sector | 7 |
| Harrow, Brent and Barnet Sector | 28 |
| Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest Sector | 22 |
These figures exclude ranks on land privately owned at airports, railway stations, hotels, and shopping centres which are not appointed by the Commissioner. Details of such ranks are not available.
The number of taxis permitted to stand at each rank varies between 34 and 1.
The number of taxi drivers licensed to ply for hire in the area covered by each rank can be determined from the information above. All drivers licensed for a particular suburban sector may ply for hire on a rank within that sector, as may any driver licensed for the whole of the Metropolitan Police District.
Notes:
s* Many suburban drivers are licensed to ply for hire in more than one sub-sector. In addition, all 20,498 All-London drivers are permitted to ply for hire in the whole of the Metropolitan and City Police Districts (therefore, for example, 21,125 drivers may ply for hire in the Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge Sector).
** There are 228 drivers licensed for the 2 sectors covering Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Bromley
*** There are 607 drivers licensed for the 2 sectors covering Croydon, Merton and Sutton
* There are 447 drivers licensed for the 3 sectors covering Hillingdon, Ealing, Harrow, Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest. Separate figures are not currently available.