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Parking power
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LONDON boroughs are to retain their powers to regulate parking on grass verges, footpaths and pavements.
At the moment they are due to lose this authority under the Greater London Council (General Powers) Bill, framed when the Government planned to implement similar powers nationally. But because of the cost the Government has now changed its mind, and when the Bill was before the Commons last week it was explained that it would be changed.
Quite understandably, the boroughs had asked for a retention of their powers, explained William Shelton (Tory, Streatham). Therefore, although the clause remained in the Bill, the intention was that there would be a request — perhaps in the Lords — for it to be removed.
Asked if 1980 would be the date when the powers would be used, Mr Shelton said that it was up to the boroughs to decide how and when they should be implemented.
The Bill was eventually approved, without a division.