§ Mr. Ronald Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will initiate an investigation into the number of heavy vehicles and trailers parked at night in Shoreditch compared with the number parked in the less densely populated area of the City of London; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will convene a meeting with representatives of the City of London and the London Borough of Hackney to devise a system of night-time lorry parking areas in the streets of the City of London to which lorry drivers can be guided from Shoreditch.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsThe regulation of lorry parking in London is primarily the responsibility of the Greater London Council. It would be for them to initiate the investigations or convene the meetings suggested.