HC Deb 13 December 1977 vol 941 cc454-5

11.47 p.m.

Mr. George Rodgers (Chorley)

With your permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to present a petition signed by 2,014 of my constituents and organised by the Chorley Hospital Crusade. A similar petition, signed by about 15,000 constituents, will be presented to the appropriate Minister at the Department of Health and Social Security.

The petition reads: To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the Chorley Hospital Crusade Sheweth that the proposals of the Lancashire Area Health Authority would bring about the closure of the Chorley Hospital Children's Ward, thereby creating distress and danger to young people requiring treatment and care because of the long journey necessary to reach the nearest available hospital with this facility. Wherefore your humble petitioners pray that your honourable House call upon the Secretary of State for the Social Services to promote such policies as will

  1. (a)Guarantee the continued provision of a Children's Ward at the Chorley Hospital.
  2. (b)Restore the service at the Chorley Hospital Casualty Unit on a 24-hour basis.
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  3. (c) Advance the standing of the Chorley Hospital to 'full district status' in the shortest possible time.
Which policies should be implemented with all urgency—and your petitioners, as in duty bound will ever pray etc.

To lie upon the Table.

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