§ 81. Mr. KIRKW00Dasked Minister of Transport how many licences have been issued for road passenger transport vehicles in Scotland; how many of these are operated by S.M.T., Limited, and by other companies; how many undertakings have been taken over by the S.M.T. Company, Limited; and what action he intends to take to prevent the establishment of a private monopoly in road transport services in Scotland out side the areas controlled by the four municipal undertakings of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Captain Austin Hudson)The number of public service vehicles licensed in Scotland on 31st March, 1936, was 5,259. I am obtaining the information asked for in the second and third parts of the question and will send it to the hon. Member. The considerations to which the commissioners must have regard when granting or refusing road service licences are set out in Section 72 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930.