Petitions

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts

Wednesday 25th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)]

Order. This is a petition, not a speech.

[Kevin Foster]

I am delighted to present this petition from 390 residents of Torbay.

The petition states:

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to reconsider the proposed closure of services in Torquay and commit to keeping justice local in the Bay.

I would particularly like to thank Lesley Hawath, who helped collect many of the signatures.

Following is the full text of the petition:

[The petition of the residents of Torbay,

Declares that the closure of Torquay Magistrates' Court will have a detrimental impact on court users and a wider implication that justice is no longer to be decided at a local level by local people. The closure will mean that victims, witnesses and those accused will have to travel much further to achieve justice.

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to reconsider the proposed closure of services in Torquay and commit to keeping justice local in the Bay.

And the petitioners remain, etc.

[P001555]