§ Mr. Nicholas Baker (Dorset, North)With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition praying that the House should
Take positive steps to preserve the doorstep delivery of milk to households and should limit the importation of products which may damage the dairy industry of the United Kingdom and take all such steps as may be appropriate to preserve a strong and healthy dairy industry in the United Kingdom.The petition is signed by members of branches of the Women's Institutes of a number of villages in my constituency, near Blandford, including Durweston, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitchurch, Winterborne Zelstone, Almer, Child Okeford, Blandford St. Mary, Spetisbury, Charlton Marshall, Milborne St. Andrew and Sturminster Marshall. The petitioners recognise the importance of the preservation of the doorstep delivery and the health and vitality and of our dairy industry, and urge the House to 1362 take steps to support them in both these matters of concern. They are right to be so concerned, and have my strong support.
§ To lie upon the Table.