§ Mr. RossiWith your permission, Mr. Deputy-Speaker, and that of the House I should like to present a Petition on behalf of my constituents who are resident in the vicinity of the Archway Road and who are concerned and anxious over the proposals of the Minister of Transport for the widening of that road.
"Whereas a recent public inquiry has shown that traffic on the road is likely to increase by 40 per cent. in the next six to seven years, a further inquiry is to be held in respect of the extension of that road, and two firms of consultants have been engaged to advise on the problem.
Wherefore your Petitioners pray that the Minister of Transport's compulsory Purchase Order No. 53 be annulled, and, secondly, that there be no further expenditure of public money on the Archway Road project until the full case for it and all the relevant information be published by the Minister and an opportunity given for considered objections to be submitted by all interested parties.
And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever humbly Pray."
§ To lie upon the Table.