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§ Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)I present a petition on behalf of the citizens of my constituency in the county of West Sussex, which is further to three petitions presented to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing street. The petition expresses the concerns of the citizens at overbuilding in rural areas, in particular in West Sussex, and the requirement to build 12,800 new dwellings additional to the county's structure plan, all of which will be built on green-field sites.
The petition has 507 signatures and, in addition to the previous petitions presented to the Prime Minister, makes a total of 45,000 signatures on the subject. It reads:
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, to ensure that more homes are built in city areas instead of in the countryside or in the Green Belt, both to breathe new life into our cities, and to protect the valuable countryside, and in particular, that of West Sussex, for future generations.
§ To lie upon the Table.