§ 69. Mr. George Thomasasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what redress he proposes to give to Mr. W. J. J. Dando, 138, Malefont Street, Cathays, Cardiff, who purchased a car for private hire purposes in view of the fact that an officer of the regional petroleum board gave an assurance that the licence would be transferred from Ystradmynach to Cardiff.
§ Mr. GaitskellMy information is that no such assurance was given to Mr. Dando and, therefore, no question of redress arises. There are already adequate hire car facilities in Cardiff and a long list of applicants waiting for permission to start new hire car services. I see no justification for giving Mr. Dando preferential treatment.