Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con)
The petition states:
The Petition of Staff and Pupils of Hackleton Church of England Primary School,
Declares that just over eight million children die every year before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes like diarrhoea and pneumonia; that ensuring that proven, cost-effective, preventative measures such as immunisation and breastfeeding are available at family and community level can save millions of these lives; that, where child health is prioritised, in countries such as Malawi, there are real and long-lasting results, showing that change is possible; and notes that the petitioners believe that global leaders must prioritise child health and end these unnecessary deaths.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for International Development to widen the Government’s approach on maternal and newborn health in the developing world to include child health.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000906]
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con)
I bring to the Floor of the House of Commons today a petition in the names of Donna Benbow and Helen Jervis, both young mothers, both constituents and both concerned about the movement of maternity and other services from the Royal Shrewsbury hospital to the Princess Royal hospital at Telford.
By way of background, I should explain that the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust which serves Shropshire and mid-Wales proposes a reconfiguration of the service that it currently provides. The petition is supported by 3,745 names. The case is also supported by more than 800 people who attended public meetings. Another constituent, Sally Jones, has contributed thousands of names to a petition that is to be presented by my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski).
The petition states:
The Petition of residents of Montgomeryshire,
Declares that the petitioners oppose plans to move the Special Care Baby Unit, the Children’s Ward and some maternity services from Shrewsbury to Telford.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to take all possible steps to prevent these services being moved from Shrewsbury to Telford.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000907]
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)
Like the petition of my hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire (Glyn Davies), my petition revolves around the concerns of local constituents about the move of maternity and paediatric services from the Royal Shrewsbury hospital to Telford. In the six years that I have been the Member of Parliament, I have never received such a large number of signatures—more than 29,000—which reflects the huge objection to the proposals, in conjunction with the opposition of paediatric consultants. For the board to try to move maternity and paediatric services away from Shrewsbury to Telford would be highly flawed and would fly in the face of all Government guidelines.
The petition states:
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to take all possible steps to prevent these services being moved from Shrewsbury to Telford.
Following is the full text of the petition:
[The Petition of residents of Shrewsbury and Atcham,
Declares that the petitioners oppose plans to move the Special Care Baby Unit, the Children’s Ward and some maternity services from Shrewsbury to Telford.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to take all possible steps to prevent these services being moved from Shrewsbury to Telford.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.]
[P000908]