§ 42. Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the number of accidents that have recently happened to taximeter-cabs and public service vehicles, he will consider advising all licensing authorities to make it a condition of licensing such vehicles that they be fitted with safety glass and also carry an equipment of first-aid outfits?
Mr. HORE-BE,LISHAAll motor vehicles registered since 1931 are required to be fitted with safety glass to the front (except the top windows of double-decked buses). All public service vehicles used as express or contract carriages are required to carry first-aid equipment.