§ Mr. C. JohnsonI ask the leave of the House to present a Petition from several thousand residents in South London, including many in my own constituency, which sheweth that the housing position is still extremely grave, that many thousands of families are forced to live in overcrowded conditions and that thousands of others lack essential amenities. The Petition alleges that this is primarily due to the decontrol provisions and increased rents resulting 956 from recent Rent Acts, the restrictive effect of Her Majesty's Government's housing policy, the very high interest rates resulting in increased rent and rates and high mortgage charges for house purchases, and the failure of the Government to impose any measure of control over land speculation.
§ The Petition concludes:
§ Wherefore your Petitioners pray that Her Majesty's Government will take immediate steps to deal with this distressing problem.
§ And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.