HC Deb 16 March 1939 vol 345 cc622-3W
Sir A. Wilson

asked the Home Secretary whether there would be any practical difficulty or expense involved in placing in the Library a copy of the evidence hitherto given to the Depart mental Committee on Private Hire Vehicles in view of the fact that a transcript was provided for each member of the committee and for the parties concerned in the inquiry; and will he consider doing this?

Sir S. Hoare

A considerable labour would be involved in the revision of the evidence which was given in private and on the understanding that it would not be published without giving the witnesses an opportunity of deleting any confidential matter.

Sir A. Wilson

asked the Home Secretary whether he will ask the Depart mental Committee on Private Hire Vehicles to publish a list of those who gave evidence, and on behalf of what bodies, before the committee in view of the fact that the interim Report gives no such list?

Sir S. Hoare

In paragraph 2 of the report the committee indicated their intention of publishing a full list of the witnesses in their final report.