❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details of contact between the Minister for Transport/staff and Uber. The answer confirms contact regarding ridesharing regulations.
AnsweredQoN 394Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
UBER TAXI
SERVICE
394. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Did the
minister or any of his staff have any contact in either a personal or
professional capacity with anyone connected with Uber yesterday?
(2) If yes —
(a) what was the nature of the
contact;
(b) who was involved; and
(c) at what time did this contact
occur?
SERVICE
394. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Did the
minister or any of his staff have any contact in either a personal or
professional capacity with anyone connected with Uber yesterday?
(2) If yes —
(a) what was the nature of the
contact;
(b) who was involved; and
(c) at what time did this contact
occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1)–(2) Yes. An email from Uber
Perth general manager Simon Rossi was received which provided information on
the current state of the on-demand transport industry in Western Australia and
Uber's support for the introduction of sensible safety-based ridesharing
regulations. Phone discussions related to the information in the email.
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1)–(2) Yes. An email from Uber
Perth general manager Simon Rossi was received which provided information on
the current state of the on-demand transport industry in Western Australia and
Uber's support for the introduction of sensible safety-based ridesharing
regulations. Phone discussions related to the information in the email.
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