Mr. Humfrey Maims (Croydon, North-West)The petition that I present is signed by a vast number of people from all over London, particularly from south London, many of them from the borough of Croydon, which you and I, Mr. Speaker, have the honour to represent. My hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, South (Sir W. Clark) is here tonight, as I would expect, given his association with this matter.
The petition contains over 10,000 signatures. Greenlink of Croydon and Mr. Delamore are closely involved. It urges the Secretary of State for Transport not to proceed with his plans for major new roads, which would be so damaging to the environment and the interests and welfare of residents not only of Croydon but of London and south London in particular. It says:
Wherefore your petitioners pray that your Honourable House urges the … Secretary of State for Transport to recognise the great concern caused to the community in Streatham by the major road-building options contained in the … South London Assessment Study and by other major roadbuilding proposed or planned for South London, in particular the East London River Crossing; and that the manner of recognition should be as follows:-It also suggests that he should promote investment in a major improvement of the public transport infrastructure.
- (1) He should dismiss all options in the London Assessment Studies which propose major building.
- (2) He should cancel the plan to build the East London River Crossing.
It ends:
And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray &c.
§ To lie upon the Table.