I have the pleasure of presenting five petitions on behalf of my constituents, all of which relate to post offices in my constituency that are scheduled for closure. I pay particular tribute to those of my constituents who have gone about collecting large numbers of signatures in a very short period, thus enabling me to present the petitions before the summer recess.
The first petition concerns Linslade post office, and reads as follows:
The Petition of customers of Linslade Post Office,
Declares that they strongly protest against the closure of their local Post Office.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to keep Linslade Post Office open for the benefit of the local community, and especially the elderly and disabled, and all those who would find it particularly difficult to travel to other Post Offices.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000241]
The second petition relates to Hockliffe street post office in Leighton Buzzard, and reads as follows:
The Petition of customers of Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard Post Office,
Declares that they strongly protest against the closure of their local Post Office.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to keep Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard Post Office open for the benefit of the local community, and especially the elderly and disabled, and all those who would find it particularly difficult to travel to other Post Offices.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000238]
The third petition is from the residents of the village of Eaton Bray in my constituency, some 40 of whom I met on Friday morning to discuss the issue. The petition reads as follows:
The Petition of customers of Eaton Bray Post Office,
Declares that they strongly protest against the closure of their local Post Office.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to keep Eaton Bray Post Office open for the benefit of the local community, and especially the elderly and disabled, and all those who would find it particularly difficult to travel to other Post Offices.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000242]
This petition is on behalf of the customers of the post office in High street south in Dunstable, otherwise known as “Hayhoe’s” in honour of its postmistress.
The petition states:
The Petition of customers of High Street South, Dunstable Post Office,
Declares that they strongly protest against the closure of their local Post Office.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to keep High Street South, Dunstable Post Office open for the benefit of the local community, and especially the elderly and disabled, and all those who would find it particularly difficult to travel to other Post Offices.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000239]
The next petition is on behalf of the customers of the Luton road, Dunstable post office.
The petition states:
The Petition of customers of Luton Road, Dunstable Post Office,
Declares that they strongly protest against the closure of their local Post Office.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to keep Luton Road, Dunstable Post Office open for the benefit of the local community, and especially the elderly and disabled, and all those who would find it particularly difficult to travel to other Post Offices.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
[P000240]