§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on what date he sent an application for a tariff increase in respect of London taxis to the Price Commission; and when he expects to be able to make a decision on this matter;
(2) if he will list the statutory powers under which he submitted the application for a tariff increase for London taxis to the Price Commission.
§ Mr. LaneThe application was not submitted to the Price Commission, since London taxi fares are not subject to its control, but it was clearly necessary that it should be considered in the context of the price code. Discussions between Home Office and commission officials began on 17th August. It is hoped to announce a decision next week.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the average time over the last 10 years between the submission of an application for an increase in London taxi fares and the implementation of a permitted increase.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date he received an application for a tariff increase in respect of taxis in London.