§ Mr. AllasonI beg to ask leave to present a Petition from my constituents, which reads:
To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.The Humble Petition of the residents of Red-bourn and its neighbourhood sheweth that whereas the increasing volume of fast and heavy road traffic passing along the main trunk road known as the A5 through our narrow village High Street and only shopping centre presents a grave danger to our people, especially old persons, shoppers and children, from risk of accident, and accelerates the deterioration of the environment.Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honourable House will require the Department of Environment and other authorities responsible for these matters to give priority to the early building of roads by-passing Redbourn, and pending their construction to take other immediate safety measures for the protection of our people.2And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.This Petition has been signed by no fewer than 1,900 of my constituents, which is substantially the population of the village of Redbourn.
§ To lie upon the Table.