§ 63 and 60. Mr. W. BAKER
§ (2) whether, seeing that all public service vehicles operating in the London area, except in the case of certain large and reputable firms, have to be insured against third-party risks, there is any reason why the insurance of all motor vehicles, private and commercial, against such risks should not be insisted on?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Lieut.-Colonel Moore-Brabazon)As regards public service vehicles, the Departmental Committee on the Licensing and Regulation of Public Service Vehicles have recommended, in their first Interim Report, that applicants for licences should be required to satisfy the licensing authority, by the production of a policy of insurance against third-party risks, or otherwise, that they are in a position to meet such claims as may be made against them during the currency of the licence. The recommendations of the Committee are now under consideration. As regards the compulsory insurance of other motor vehicles, the question, which presents many difficulties, is being explored, but I am not at the present time in a position to put forward any definite proposals.