§ Mr. DAYasked the Home Secretary the number of taximeter cabs which were licensed by the Metropolitan Police during the year 1928–29, and the number that were rejected on presentation for licence for either various defects or failure to pass the necessary efficiency test?
§ Mr. CLYNES7,860 taximeter cabs were licensed by the Metropolitan Police during the year 1929. 2,041 were rejected on presentation for licensing for various defects, or failure to pass the necessary efficiency tests. All but three of these were subsequently licensed after the defects had been remedied. (It has been assumed that the hon. Member wants figures for the last completed year.)