all i have seen is Andy Burnham mention something about it a few months ago ,something along the lines a Labour government would look into cross border hiring issue,but as he is not a Mp and in a position to really do anything ,i took it with a pinch of salt

While Labour has not explicitly detailed plans for introducing caps, the party has historically been sympathetic to measures that protect workers' rights and ensure fair competition.

For national standards to be put in
place, this intensely local system is a
major obstacle. Private hire and taxi
licensing is a major revenue-earner
for cash-strapped councils, and for
many licensing departments, there is a
resistance to outside influence on their
little empires. Squaring
this particular circle may
pose problems.

But one man believes
it can be done. James
Button has a plan. Button
is a solicitor who special-
ises in taxi law, and he
believes there is a way to
get national standards in
place that does not require
legislation or major struc-
tural change.

In a nutshell, this is
the plan: Allowing one
particular local authority
to become the national
licensing authority for
England and Wales. This
“principal authority”
would effectively set the
standard, and its choice
would be agreed by all
other licensing authorities
in England and Wales.
“This radical proposal is
readily achievable using
the current legislation,”
Button says.

Monies raised can only be used for the Licensing function. An Authority can choose to subsidise, but it can't cream monies of to add to the General Rate.

Private hire and taxi
licensing is a major revenue-earner
for cash-strapped councils, and for
many licensing departments, there is a
resistance to outside influence on their
little empires