§ Mr. HOGGEasked the Home Secretary if he will cause inquiry to be made into the reasons recorded by the general purposes committee of the town council of the borough of Godalming for refusing a licence to drive a taxi-car to Mr. G. W. Hill, late bombardier, 117th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, and as to whether any reason for the refusal was given to him in writing or otherwise and by whom; and whether it was in consideration of the following facts: that Mr. Hill was recently honourably discharged by the military authorities as a man of high character after fourteen years' service as a good soldier; that he wears the riband of the Mons campaign; that he has a wife and seven children to support; and that, in order to make an honest livelihood and after making arrangements with the proper authority for the supply of petrol allowed to discharged soldiers driving taxi-cars, he purchased a car which has been lying idle ever since in a district where there is much need of motor cars?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. The matter is not one in which I have any control over the town council, but I have addressed a letter of inquiry to thorn on the subject.