HC Deb 13 April 1967 vol 744 cc221-2W
38. Mr. Lipton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he is taking to protect London taxi-cab drivers from unfair competition by minicabs.

Miss Bacon

Possible amendments of the law to restrict opportunities for illegal plying for hire by unlicensed vehicles are being considered by the London Cab Trade Consultative Committee. Wider consideration of the relative roles of taxicabs and private hire cars must await the review referred to by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in the Answer he gave on 9th March to a Question by the hon. Member for Truro (Mr. Geoffrey Wilson).—[Vol. 742, c.341.]