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Wes Streeting Labour, Ilford North

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) licensed London taxi drivers and (b) other taxi and private hire drivers are classified as key workers for the purposes of Government guidance during the covid-19 pandemic.

(Citation: HC Deb, 21 April 2020, cW)

Rachel Maclean Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) 

Taxi and private hire drivers should not generally be considered Critical Workers.

 Those undertaking Home to School transport or the transport of ‘extremely vulnerable’ people may be considered Critical Workers on a case-by-case basis. 

Critical Workers should also whenever possible make suitable arrangements for their children to stay at home; requests for children to attend school should be discussed with the school.