Major THOMASasked the Minister of Transport if he will now take steps to prevent the congestion of traffic in the streets of London by prohibiting crawling taximeter cabs in certain areas?
§ Mr. PYBUSRegulations prohibiting taxi-cabs from loitering are already in force in certain congested streets in the central area of London. A proposal to extend them to other streets led to protests from the taxi-cab trade. I was anxious to give every consideration to their views, and therefore asked the London Traffic Advisory Committee to reconsider their recommendations. I hope to receive a further report from them in the near future.