§ Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)I am delighted to present a petition signed by hundreds, with more signatures to come, on behalf of my constituents in Vale of York, demonstrating continuing strength of feeling and revulsion against proposed pylons. The petition states:
The Petition of the Residents of the Vale of York Constituency declares that we are concerned about the decision to allow electricity pylons to be erected down the constituency.1144The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Minister of State for Energy to reconsider this decision, and to prevent the blight of thousands of homes by the erection of these pylons.As I am sure the House will appreciate, property prices will be blighted, but the owners will not be eligible for the same level of compensation that would have been awarded on a voluntary basis.
§ To lie upon the table.