§ Colonel DAYasked the Home Secretary the number of convictions registered for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date against taximeter-cab drivers for drunkenness; and has he any records of taximeter-cab drivers holding licences in the Metropolitan police area who have been convicted of drunkenness outside this area, and, if so, will he give particulars of same?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe number of convictions registered in the Metropolitan Police district for the 12 months ended 30th April, 1927, against taximeter-cab drivers for drunkenness was 70. Of these, 16 convictions were for offences not during employment. There is no record of any taximeter-cab driver holding a licence in the Metropolitan Police area having been convicted of drunkenness outside this area.