Rear Loading Taxis
EDM number 325 in 2005-06, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 14/06/2005.
That this House believes that converted vehicle hackney carriages (taxis) that load wheelchair passengers from the rear, that are currently licensed in a growing number of local authorities outside London, particularly in the North East, are unsuitable for taxi use; notes that whilst being loaded such rear-access taxis place the wheelchair user passenger in a dangerous position on the road to the rear of the taxi, where he risks being hit by traffic coming up from behind; further notes that many AA, RAC and Green Flag recovery technicians are killed on UK roads by traffic approaching from behind whilst standing behind vehicles; further notes the concerns that Radar and the Spinal Injuries Association have about rear loading taxis; further notes that those licensing rear loading taxis do not seem to have undertaken a comprehensive risk assessment; and therefore calls upon licensing authorities throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland only to license side loading wheelchair accessible taxis from now on.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Andrew Rosindell | 14/06/2005 | Romford | Conservative | Proposed |
Peter Bottomley | 15/06/2005 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
Iris Robinson | 16/06/2005 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
Rudi Vis | 16/06/2005 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 20/06/2005 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
Frank Field | 21/06/2005 | Birkenhead | Labour | Seconded |
Lynne Featherstone | 27/06/2005 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 30/06/2005 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Lee Scott | 04/07/2005 | Ilford North | Conservative | Signed |
Tom Brake | 07/07/2005 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 14/07/2005 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 06/11/2006 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
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