Nic Dakin
Main Page: Nic Dakin (Labour - Scunthorpe)(6 years, 6 months ago)
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents. There are 19,000 names on this petition, all gathered within four weeks, which demonstrates the determination of Scunthorpe market traders and their customers to stand up for the market in the face of the threat posed to its future by North Lincolnshire Council.
The petition states:
The petition of residents of Scunthorpe County Constituency,
Declares that Scunthorpe Market has been trading on the same site for over a century serving generations of local people; further that North Lincolnshire Council may split the market over two sites; and further object to the North Lincolnshire Council’s plan to move traders to an outdoor market on the grounds of: impracticality, hygiene considerations and concerns around stock.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to reach out to North Lincolnshire Council to encourage them to keep Scunthorpe Market together in the current location.
And the petitioners remain, etc.
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