§ Mr. A. W. StallardWith your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to present a petition from young people in schools in London and in Cambridgeshire. These youngsters are extremely concerned at the spread of violence locally and nationally in our great cities and internationally in areas particularly at this time in the Middle East. I am sure that the whole House will welcome and applaud any efforts on the part of our young people to combat and protest against violence from wherever it may come.
In their petition these youngsters say
That at this time of violence in the Middle East and in many other places, including cities in Great Britain, there is great concern that nations are preparing weapons 200 or more times as destructive as the bomb which destroyed Hiroshima, and that Great Britain has pursued this policy, which has caused distrust among nations and a fear that we might be planning an attack.At the end of their petition they say:Wherefore your petitioners pray that the House of Commons will enact legislation to reverse these policies, to bring about an adequate initiative at the United Nations towards world disarmament and, as an immediate step, to halt the testing of nuclear weapons.And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
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