§ Mr. William HannanI have the honour to present a petition on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, the largest local authority in Scotland. The petition has the support of members of both political parties in the corporation, of Members of Parliament and both sides of industry, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, and of the Glasgow Trades Council and the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
The petitioners express concern about efforts in another place to thwart the will of this House by splitting up the Strathclyde region of the city of Glasgow district which we here agreed to establish under the Local Government (Scotland) Bill on 20th June 1973.
The petitioners are particularly worried about the suggested division of the Glasgow city area into several separate districts and fear that this would have disastrous consequences for all who are concerned for the welfare and future development of the city. They ask that this House should exercise its constitutional right to reject amendments which would destroy the Government's original concept of the Strathclyde region.
Wherefore, your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.