I am grateful to the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr. Foster) for his understanding in allowing me to present this petition.

I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of 523 customers of Kite's Nest farm, Broadway, an outstanding organic beef producer. They are concerned that the provisions of the over-30-months scheme should not apply to that farm because of the extra costs that it imposes on taxpayers and the fact that it denies them access to the farm's excellent organic beefburgers. The petition declares:

the customers of the farm support it for its longstanding "closed" herd status and strict adherence to organic farming principles and that we have total confidence in the meat from Kite's Nest because we know that all the cattle (including all the breeding cows) were born and raised on the farm.

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons calls on the Minister of Agriculture to amend the Beef Assurance Scheme to grant an extension from the slaughter of cull cows to Kite's Nest Farm to allow all cattle from the farm to continue to be used for human consumption.

And the petitioners remain

etc.

I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of approximately 250 residents of the Daventry constituency, expressing their concern about the decision to sanction plans for new development throughout the countryside.

The petition states:

The Petitioners, therefore, request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to ensure that more homes are built in city areas, instead of the countryside or Green Belt, to breathe new life into our cities and to protect valuable countryside for future generations.

And the Petitioners remain faithfully yours.

I am pleased to present a petition signed by 3,361 residents of Colchester and district, and further afield.

The petition declares:

the hunting of wild mammals with dogs is cruel and unnecessary, and has no place in modern Britain.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons approve legislation to ban hunting with dogs as soon as possible in the lifetime of this Parliament.

And the Petitioners remain

etc.

I have the honour to present a petition signed by 5,508 residents of Haverhill in my constituency.

The petition declares:

at present the town's ambulances are not manned after 5pm from Sunday to Thursday. The only 24-hour cover is on Friday and Saturday night. For a town of this size we feel this is not adequate to have to rely on ambulances having to be dispatched in an emergency from Cambridge, with all the delays that this involves. This extra time could mean the difference between life and death.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons ask the Secretary of State for Health to reconsider 24-hour emergency ambulance service provision in the town of Haverhill, Suffolk.

And the Petitioners remain

etc.