AQW 37855/11-15

Mr Peter Weir
Democratic Unionist Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 22/10/2014
Answered On Date: 03/11/2014
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 36988/11-15, how many vehicles with (i) public hire plates in (a) Belfast and (b) outside Belfast; and (ii) advanced booking only plates currently operate from private hire companies within Belfast city limits.

Answer:

The following table provides a breakdown of the latest official figures showing the current number of vehicles with (i) public hire plates in (a) Belfast and (b) outside Belfast.

As at June 2014:
Belfast public hire	444
Public restricted (outside Belfast)	6,986
Total	7,430

Note: Figures sourced from DOE Official Statistics published as of the end of June 2014.

Information is not stored on the Taxi Licensing IT system in a way that would facilitate your request for the number of advanced booking only plates currently operating from private hire companies within Belfast city limits.