Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 8 Ebrill 1948.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton
12:00,
8 Ebrill 1948
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that taxi drivers in Brighton have been informed by the police that according to new regulations they cannot travel a distance of further than five miles from Brighton; and whether he will have this instruction altered.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell
, Leeds South
There has evidently been some misunderstanding. I am informed that the taxi drivers concerned were referred to the provisions of the Motor Fuel (Car Hire) Order, 1948, which permits an unrestricted radius of operation of 20 miles from the place where the taxicab is ordinarily kept, or five miles outside the area in which the taxicab is authorised to ply for hire, whichever is the greater.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton
Has the right hon. Gentleman taken steps to see that that matter has been put right in Brighton?
Mr Hugh Gaitskell
, Leeds South
This is a matter which will be touched upon in the statement I intend to make at the end of Questions.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many petrol coupons were returned by licensed taxi drivers in Hove at the end of the last ration period; and when that was.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell
, Leeds South
I regret that this information is not available.
Mr Luke Teeling
, Brighton
Would it not be possible to find out? There cannot be very much involved in this. There are only 40 taxi drivers in the area.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell
, Leeds South
We have information about the number of coupons returned by the taxi drivers for the whole region, but not for this area.
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