§ Mr. Walkdenasked the Minister of Transport if he will now review the conditions associated with the licensed taxicabs and drivers and their rights to ply for hire on the Doncaster railway station forecourt taxi rank; whether he is aware that many of these taxi drivers are ex-Service men and, although properly licensed by the Doncaster Watch Committee, are forbidden to stand on the official station taxi rank and unless they pay an annual rental to the British Railways are regarded as trespassers; and if he will in the interests of equity for all local taxi drivers and improved facilities for the travelling public abolish these restrictions.
§ Mr. BarnesThis is a matter for the British Transport Commission, who, I understand, are now reviewing the whole 271W problem of the use of station yards and approaches by taxicabs, with due regard to the necessity for providing for the convenience and safety of passengers.