HC Deb 09 March 1950 vol 472 c451
14. Sir Ian Fraser

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider the limitation of the number of taxis and taxi drivers permitted to operate in the London area.

Mr. Ede

The matter is under consideration by the Working Party on hackney carriage law, whom I have asked to let me have an interim report as soon as possible.

Sir I. Fraser

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that certain taxi drivers, trained at the British Legion Taxi School in London, have some anxiety as to whether the supply of taxis and drivers will so far exceed the demand as to make it difficult for them to get a living?

Mr. Ede

That is one of the points that is being considered by the Working Party.