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Cabinet Office written question – answered on 19th April 2017.

Wes Streeting Labour, Ilford North

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings were held between civil servants, advisers or Ministers of 10 Downing Street and Uber between May 2010 and July 2016.


Chris Skidmore Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)

An error has been identified in the written answer given on 18 April 2017.

The correct answer should have been:

Details of Ministers and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations, are published routinely on Gov.uk

Information about meetings between other Civil Servants and external organisations is not centrally held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

More broadly, I would note that the Government is aware of concerns regarding the increase in the size of the private hire market and the impact of new and innovative ways of working on traditional business models. The Government supports choice for consumers and wants to see both taxis and private hire vehicles prosper.


Chris Skidmore Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Details of Ministers and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations, are published routinely on Gov.uk

Information about meetings between other Civil Servants and external organisations is not centrally held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

More broadly, I would note that the Government is aware of concerns regarding the increase in the size of the private hire market and the impact of new and innovative ways of working on traditional business models. The Government supports choice for consumers and wants to see both taxis and private hire vehicles prosper.


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Information about meetings between other Civil Servants and external organisations is not centrally held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


in other words we'll never know because it's been well hidden

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

If I was Mr Streeting MP I would appeal that non answer to the Information Commissioner.

Little bit of a stink there.

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IDFIMH

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin