§ Mr. RichardI beg to ask the leave of the House, Mr. Speaker, to present a Petition signed by 70,000 residents of the United Kingdom, who, unfortunately, have signed the Petition form not in accordance with the Rules of the House; but it will in due course be delivered to the Secretary of State.
This Petition is:
on behalf of the undersigned, being residents of the United Kingdomwho show that they are profoundly shocked that Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital may be closed, and state that the worldwide reputation of Queen Charlotte's Hospital is based on the faith and confidence of generations of patients.Wherefore your petitioners pray that Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital may be retained and its development plan be allowed to proceed.
§ To lie upon the Table.