HC Deb 18 November 1952 vol 507 cc1553-4
Mr. Reeves

I desire to present a humble petition addressed to the honourable House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.

The Petition is of several thousands of workers employed by the London Transport Executive—[HON. MEMBERS: "Oh."]—I repeat, of several thousand workers employed by the London Transport Executive at Charlton, Fulwell and West Ham works, against the denationalisation of road haulage, as it would seriously and adversely affect their present and future livelihood. Wherefore your petitioners pray that the proposed de-nationalisation be not enacted and the proposals withdrawn, and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever humbly pray. To lie upon the Table.

Dr. Jeger

I desire to present a humble petition addressed to the honourable House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.

This petition is signed by 1,200 members of the supervisory, clerical and operative staff of British Road Services employed in the London area of the South-Eastern Division.

These petitioners are anxious about the consequences of the Government's plan, as outlined in the Transport Bill, for the disposal of the assets of the Road Haulage Executive to private individuals.

They state in the petition that they consider that the Road Haulage Executive has performed an excellent job of work in welding 4,000 different undertakings into an integrated, efficient and economical transport system, has made a great contribution to national road safety by placing on the roads of Britain only vehicles of first-class road worthiness, and has provided its staff with conditions of employment far superior to anything enjoyed before. They say that the proposed plan will result in the squandering of a national asset, create chaos in the nation's transport system, and promote great anxiety among members of the staff of British Road Services and their dependants. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that these proposals be withdrawn, and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever humbly pray. I have in support of this petition 1,600 signatures from employees of British Road Services in the Newton-le-Willow division.

To lie upon the Table.