§ Mr. G. R. Strauss (Vauxhall)I desire to present to the honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled the humble 612 Petition of residents of Lambeth and surrounding areas, which showeth that
We the undersigned condemn the Immigration Bill on the grounds of its tendency in respect of certain provisions contained therein, to be racialist, discriminatory and unjust, detrimental to civil liberties and seriously damaging to community relations.Wherefore your Petitioners pray that the Immigration Bill be withdrawn.And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.This Petition is signed by over 2,000 people, including my hon. Friends the Members for Brixton (Mr. Lipton) and Norwood (Mr. John Fraser) and the Bishop of Southwark.
§ To lie upon the Table.