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I apologise for my intemperate reaction to the hon. Gentleman's remark. I do not know when he last tried to get down to south Croydon but I can tell him that it takes a heck of a long time, due to the Government's totally inadequate transport provisions. It is a fact that one can get to Reading quicker than one can get to south Croydon. If he pursues this argument, it will not stop at outer London: the whole of the home counties will have to be included. He might find that he will have some difficulty carrying people with him.