§ 20. Mr. Hamlingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the consultations with the trade on the Maxwell Stamp Report on the London taxicab trade to be conducted; if he intends to introduce early legislation implementing the Report when they are so concluded; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LaneA first round of informal consultation with the London taxicab trade has been completed. Consultation with other interested bodies is still in progress, and I cannot say when it will be finished. It is still too early to say when it may be possible to introduce legislation.
§ Mr. Raymond Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the price of taxi fares in the Metropolis on the most recent date, taking the price immediately before decimalisation as 100.