§ Mr. Oliver PooleI beg to ask leave to present a Petition on behalf of a large number of persons in the West Midland Traffic Area, against the nationalisation of the road transport industry. The Petition has been signed by 74,611 persons. The Prayer of the Petition is as follows:
We, your Petitioners, humbly pray your Honourable House to reject any proposals which may hereafter he submitted to Parliament for approval, or for legislation, with the object of replacing private enterprise, in the provision of road transport, by a nationalised or Government-controlled system of transport, and your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will aver pray.To lie upon the Table.
§ Mr. TurtonI beg to ask leave to present a Petition, on behalf of a large number of men and women in Yorkshire, against the nationalisation of the road transport industry. This Petition has been signed by 62,677 persons. The Prayer of the Petition is as follows:
We, your Petitioners, humbly pray your Honourable House to reject any proposals which may hereafter be submitted to Parliament for approval, or for legislation, with the object of replacing private enterprise, in the provision of road transport, by a nationalised or Government-controlled system of transport, and your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.To lie upon the Table.