§ 79 and 80. Mr. Bessellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will introduce legislation making it compulsory for drivers of minicabs in the Metropolitan area to undergo a medical examination similar to that required by the Commissioner of Police in respect of hackney carriages;
(2) if he will introduce legislation to compel the owners of minicabs operating in the Metropolitan area to apply the same standards of road worthiness to their vehicles as those required by the Commissioner of Police in respect of hackney carriages.
§ Miss BaconNo. The reason for the special conditions imposed on London taxi-cabs is that they ply for hire, which private hire vehicles may not do.