Came across this via TaxiPoint - not often I'm looking at questions to the Mayor of London in the London Assembly
But Khan was banging the drum about capping PHVs a few years ago, so nothing new about his stance here. But a tad surprising that the questioner is leader of the Conservatives at city hall. But, as a I realised nearly thirty years ago, when it comes to stuff like this normal party politics seems to go out the window
Question
Cap on PHV Licences
Neil Garratt AM (City Hall Conservatives)
Why has Transport for London (TfL) failed to introduce a cap on PHV licences to prevent oversaturation and protect the regulated taxi industry?
Answer
Date: Tuesday 25 March 2025
Transport for London (TfL) is legally obliged to issue a licence to anyone who meets the statutory criteria for licensing.
Primary legislation would be required to impose a cap on licence numbers.
This matter was considered by the Department for Transport-commissioned Task and Finish Group (2018) on taxi and PHV licensing, which recommended providing powers to cap the number of licences. The Government’s response (2019) was clear that it was not minded to take this recommendation forward.
There is a broader and more pressing issue of cross-border hiring, which, without being addressed, would make any powers to cap private hire vehicle numbers ineffective.
TfL published a detailed policy paper in February 2018 which sets out how cross-border hiring could be addressed, and I continue to urge Government to make these legislative changes.
But he should have said 'out-of-area' rather than 'cross-border' 
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