§ Mr. J. F. Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth)With your permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and that of the House I beg to ask leave to present a petition to the House. It is signed by Sylvia and James McElligott, Cllr. Tony Dalton and more than 6,000 of my constituents. They oppose the proposals of the National Coal Board to develop a new mine complex in the green belt in Warwickshire. They believe, and I agree with them, that should this proposal go forward, it will irretrievably damage the green belt and cause the utmost damage to the environment in this area.
I ask the House, therefore, to receive the petition and to support my constituents in any way possible.
§ To lie upon the Table.