38. Mr. Geoffrey Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will revise the regulations relating to taxicabs under the London Cab Order 1934, with a view to enabling cheaper and smaller vehicles to be used as taxicabs as a contribution towards solving the traffic congestion problem in London.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsPower to lay down the specifications for London taxicabs is vested in the Deputy Commissioner of Police, whose advisers have hitherto taken the view that smaller vehicles would be unsuitable. This matter is kept under review, but there are no present proposals for a change.