§ Mr. KershawMr. Speaker, I beg to present a Petition on behalf of 2,367 people, almost all of whom live in the County of Gloucester, Gloucester City or the City of Bristol, and of whom the majority are my constituents. In their Petition, they note that
owing to the deaths of large numbers of wild birds and animals in our chemically sprayed fields, their attention has been drawn to the fact that we are consuming with our fruit and vegetables traces of insecticides and fungicides which could be harmful to human health. They are also aware that manufacturers are permitted to sell as food and drink that which is not wholly food and drink but which contains synthetic flavour, sweetener and colouring matter.666Wherefore your Petitioners pray that it may be made legally binding on all purveyors of fruit and vegetables that they have their wares clearly labelled "Sprayed with …" etc. or else "Unsprayed".And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, etc.
§ To lie upon the Table.