§ 55. Sir J. Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the population of the area under the control of the London County Council or Greater London Council in 1950 and the number of taxis then licensed: and if he will give the corresponding figures for the years 1960 to 1972.
§ Mr. LaneThe numbers of taxis shown in the table relate to the Metropolitan Police District, within which London taxis are licensed.
The information is as follows:
Number of Taxis Licensed in Metropolitan Police District Population of LCC/GLC Population of Metropolitan Police District (LCC) 1950 6,799 3,389,620 8,417,000 1960 6,427 3,194,480 8,209,970 1961 6,552 3,179,980 8,151,750 1962 6,808 3,185,770 8,176,810 1963 7,035 3,178,870 8,172,600 1964 7,371 3,184,600 8,186,830 (GLC) 1965 7,290 7,948,800 8,419,950 1966 7,392 7,836,150 8,389,330 1967 7,571 7,804,530 8,364,150 1968 7,810 7,763,820 8,250,590 1969 8,181 7,703,410 8,194,480 1970 8,652 7,612,280 8,104,050 1971 9,586 7,441,300 7,902,904 1972 10,145 7,344,820 7,840,340