§ Mr. KirkWith your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to present a Petition by the Rural District Council of Saffron Walden concerning the decision of Her Majesty's Government to site the third London Airport at Stansted. The Petition sets out the intentions of Her Majesty's Government, and submits that they would have
disastrous consequences to agriculture and village lifeand are against the advice and findings of the inspector appointed by the Government.The Petition continues
Wherefore your Petitioner prays that Her Majesty's Government may be called upon to examine afresh its policy for national airports and the suitability of Stansted and other alternative sites for the Third London Airport and to refrain from granting planning permission for the development of the airport at Stansted until this has been done and a final decision can be taken in the context of an overall national airports policy.The Petition concludes in the customary way, with the wordsAnd your Petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.