§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why Her Majesty's Government admit to the United Kingdom members of overseas political organisations responsible for the murder and kidnapping of British subjects.
§ Mr. LaneI would refer my hon. Friend to what my right hon. Friend said on 7th December 1972, in his answer to Questions by the hon. Members for Beckenham (Mr. Goodhart) and Down, North (Mr. Kilfedder) about our practice of not proscribing organisations but of dealing with cases according to their individual circumstances. Under the Immigration Act 1971 there is power to
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Area Number of taxis Population per taxi Number of private hire cars Population per private hire car London … … … … … 10,137 800 20,000* 450 Birmingham … … … … … 198 5,476 —† — Liverpool … … … … … 368 1,812 —† — Manchester … … … … … 350 1,686 320 1,844 Sheffield … … … … … 240 2,188 —† — Leeds … … … … … 150 3,349 —† — Bristol … … … … … 200 2,132 270 1,579 Teesside … … … … … 120 3,427 —† — Coventry … … … … … 75 4,470 55 6,095 Nottingham … … … … … 170 1,768 —† — * Private hire cars not licensed. Estimate based on one given in the report of the Maxwell Stamp Committee (Cmnd. 4483). † Private hire cars not licensed, or licensing not fully operative; no information available on which an estimate can be based. exclude people where this is conducive to the public good, and my right hon. Friend will not hesitate to use this power whenever appropriate.—[Vol. 847, c. 1670–1.]