§ Mr. Laurie Pavitt (Brent, South)It is with great concern, Mr. Speaker, that I wish to present a petition from the Brent Federation of Tenants and Residents Associations, which appeals for action to deal with the appalling toll of road accidents averaging one each month and resulting in three recent deaths on a two-mile stretch of the North Circular road in my constituency.
Although more than 1,000 residents of the Woodheyes and Gresham Road Association signed, because the format was not in the accepted parliamentary style that submission has been made direct to the Secretary of State for the Environment. However, this formal presentation shows that the North Circular Road between Staples Corner and the Harrow Road in the London Borough of Brent is dangerous to pedestrians.
Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your House should do all within its power to ensure that: (1) there should be no increase in the speed limit from 40 miles per hour; (2) there should be provided safe pedestrian crossing places at the junctions of the North Circular with Meadow Garth, Woodheyes Road and Brentfield Road.And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray &c.I beg leave to present the petition.
§ To lie upon the Table.