Monday 19th November 2012

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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22:00
David Mowat Portrait David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con)
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I rise to present a petition on behalf of the people of Warrington in respect of our objection to the proposal to potentially continue the licence at Arpley tip beyond 2013. Working with community leaders and councillors from all political parties in Warrington, we have collected 6,206 signatures from residents, many of whose homes and lives have been blighted by their proximity to Arpley tip, whose side effects have been felt for more than 20 years.

The petition states:

The Petition of residents of Warrington,

Declares that the people of Warrington have put up with the Arpley landfill site and the traffic, smells and other undesirable side effects which it causes for long enough.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the site's licence is not extended.

And the Petitioners remain, etc.

[P001128]

22:02
Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con)
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I have a petition signed by more than 4,000 residents of North East Somerset to the honourable House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.

The petition states:

The Humble Petition of residents of North East Somerset,

Sheweth,

That the Petitioners are concerned about the wellbeing of Alison Jukes, who was diagnosed with Gastroparesis in January 2012; further that the Petitioners believe that a possible treatment exists for this condition—gastric electrical stimulation—and a number of Gastroparesis sufferers in Britain have successfully received it; further that Alison has been denied the operation and her appeal has also been turned down; further that the Petitioners believe without this operation, Alison will be fed via a tube every day for the rest of her life and the Petitioners believe that eligibility for this treatment should not vary by location.

Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honourable House urges the Department of Health to look into the consistency of the availability of gastric electrical stimulation across different Primary Care Trusts.

And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.

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