§ 32. Sir R. Glynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations from cab drivers' official trades union branches have been received adverse to the recent decision to increase fares in the metropolitan area.
§ Sir R. GlynIs it not a fact that a large number of ex-Service men who are driving their taxis now inform their friends that the number of fares they get per day is reduced by 30 per cent? Is this not imposing very great hardship on these men, and is the right hon. Gentleman quite sure that the men's interests were equally thought of when the alterations were made?
§ Mr. EdeYes, Sir. I did, however, receive a letter during the week from an hon. Member in which he enclosed one from a taxi driver saying that he was doing just as well as before.