SAINSBURY'S DELAYS IN BELGRAVE ROAD DEVELOPMENTS, LEICESTER

That this House deplores the continued delays that surround the works that have been carried out on Belgrave Road, Belgrave, Leicester, by Sainsbury's and its contractor, Longcross; notes the fact that these works were part of a deal entered into by Leicester City Council and Sainsbury's, allowing Sainsbury's to build a new store in Rushey Mead in exchange for paying for the demolishing of the Belgrave flyover and the roadworks; is appalled by the failure of Sainsbury's representative, David Mills, to meet residents in public meetings, and feels working through expensive public relations firms is no substitute for such meetings; believes that the law should be changed, so that developers such as Sainsbury's should not be allowed to complete its developments without first completing community or local authority projects; and urges the Government to look into legislation to that effect.