Miss Wardasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that, during this inclement weather, owing to lack of petrol, Newcastle and district taxicabs cannot meet late trains, causing much hardship to the civilian population obliged to travel and service personnel arriving on leave; and what steps he proposes to take to relieve the position.
Major Lloyd GeorgeIf the Newcastle Watch Committee are satisfied that the existing number of taxicabs in the Newcastle area is insufficient for the essential transport requirements of the City, I am prepared to consider the question of issuing petrol allowances for an increased number.