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espect of these radical suggestions are set out in the followingparagraphs, prior to our final proposals for changes toindividual boundaries.1 5. Brent made no suggestions for major change to its boundaries.However, the London Borough of Harrow suggested that its boundarywith Brent should be realigned to encompass Wembley andKingsbury, the effect of which would have been to transfer alarge part of north Brent to Harrow, together wi th the WestHendon area of Baraet and a small part of Baling. Harrowconsidered that the communities covered by these areas weresimilar in character to those in its own area and, if amalgamatedwith Harrow, would readily form a cohesive local government unit.The Council also argued that its total population was below theaverage for outer London boroughs and that there would beadvantages, in terms of the overall efficiency of serviceprovision, if both its area and its population were substantiallyincreased.16. At the time Harrow submitted its suggestions for change,Harrow District Health Authority had applied to the Departmentof Health for an extension to its area, to incorporate within itthe northern part of the Brent Health Authority. Harrow claimedthat there would be substantial advantages, in terms of providingefficient and convenient local government services, if theBorough were to be enlarged in line with the proposed extensionof the District Health Authority. However, we were laterinformed that the District Health Authority's application had notbeen supported by the North West Thames Regional HealthAuthority, and had been refused by the Department of Health.17. Harrow 1 s suggestion for radical change was supported byrepresentations from 37 members of the public. It was opposedby the London Boroughs of Barnet and Baling, the Labour Group ofHarrow Councillors and five members of the public. The Brent andHarrow Family Practitioner Committee (now Family Health ServicesAuthority) and Brent Petty Sessions Area Magistrates' CourtsCommittee also opposed any change to Brent's boundary withHarrow.
18. The Brent North Conservative Association suggested that Brentshould be partitioned by the creation of a boundary along theA406 North Circular Road, to restore the pre-1965 boroughs ofWembley and Willesden. The Association claimed that the effectof the merging of Wembley with Willesden, at the time of Londongovernment re-organisation in 1965, had been severely detrimentalto Wembley. Accordingly, it requested the restoration of Wembleyas a separate authority. In support of its submission, theAssociation argued that Wembley and Willesden were distinctlyseparate communities and that, because of both geographical andsocial factors, it was impossible to create a central "heart* forBrent. It considered that, taken together, the North CircularRoad and the Welsh Harp Lake formed a continuous barrier betweenthe two areas, which, being different in character, had differentproblems and aspirations. The Association claimed that this hadresulted in education, finance, race relations and other aspectsof local government in Wembley suffering severely since themerger. The Association also stated that Harrow's suggestion,for its boundary to be extended to the limits of the Wembley andKingsbury Health Care areas, would be acceptable to many Wembleyresidents as an alternative to an independent Wembley, providedit included the whole of north Brent.19. The Brent North Conservative Association's submission wassupported by a petition bearing 10,400 signatures calling for therestoration of the borough of Wembley, and by 174 letters frommembers of the public. The Member of Parliament for Brent North,the Rt. Hon. Sir Rhodes Boyson, also submitted a representationto us in support of the restoration of the former borough ofWembley.20. The Sudbury Court and the Preston and Mall Residents'Associations both supported the restoration of the former boroughof Wembley. Similarly, the Barn Hill Residents' Associationsuggested that Brent should be divided along the lines of thepre-1965 boundaries. The Barham Park Residents' Associationsuggested adopting the River Brent as a boundary, to achieve asimilar partition of Brent. This last suggestion was supportedby a petition containing 144 signatures.
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Page 6 and 7: THE RT HON MICHAEL HOWARD QC, HPSEC
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Page 15 and 16: esidents of north Brent for radical
Page 17 and 18: y the radial routes traversing this
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Page 47 and 48: government. We have . therefore dec
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