§ Mr. Michael Hancock (Portsmouth, South)I wish to lay before the House a petition on behalf of 2,332 constituents who attend the Portsmouth institute for further education and who wish this Parliament to urge the Government to pray against the imposition of value added tax on certain adult education courses and for the repeal of legislation enabling value added tax to be imposed. They do so conscious of the fact that many of the courses that they are attending are under grave threat from the imposition of value added tax and they wish this House to ensure that the Government alter the regulations pertaining to value added tax on these courses as speedily as possible, because otherwise many of the courses will no longer be available to the people of my constituency and others in this country.
§ To lie upon the Table.