§ Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)This petition has been signed by nearly 2,500 people, either as residents of the villages of High Newton and Low Newton or as employees in south-west Cumbria. It is supported by all the local authorities in south Cumbria and by the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (Mr. Hutton), who I am glad to see is in the Chamber. The petitioners argue for the bypass on the grounds of road safety, environmental improvement and economic interest.
The petition concludes:
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to give priority to the building of the High-Low Newton By-Pass in the Strategic Roads Review.
§ To lie upon the Table.