LETTER : Capital plans

Sir: Exciting times lie ahead for London. Hollywood Hillingdon to the west, Glorious Greenwich to the East. Merrydom for the Millennium.

But can our creaking capital cope? I have already raised my concerns about London's ill-equipped infrastructure with the relevant authorities ahead of this summer's Euro 96 football festival.

The proposed huge new developments will bring much-needed inward investment but will local residents be consulted, will the environment get a look in and will the welcome employment opportunities be simply Mickey Mouse jobs? Let's learn some lessons from other European capitals and begin with a proper strategic authority to take London into the 21st century.

Yours,

Robert Evans

MEP for London NW (Lab)

Wembley, Middlesex