Mr. PERKINSasked the Minister of Transport the reduction in the number of motor-driving licences that has taken place in the county of Gloucestershire between 1st December, 1930, and 31st March, 1931, as a result of the Circular Letter R.F. 225, dated 14th November, 1930; and what is the financial loss involved?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONThe number of drivers' licences issued by the Gloucestershire County Council from 1st December, 1930, to 31st March, 1931, was 6,943, compared with 8,045 for the corresponding period of the previous year. The financial loss was £275 10s. I have no information as to the cause of the decrease in the number of licences issued. The circular to which the hon. Member refers merely gave effect to the requirements attaching to the issue of a driver's licence, such as those relating to physical fitness, laid down by Parliament in the Road Traffic Act, 1930.