§ Mr. Eric Deakins (Walthamstow)I seek leave of the House to introduce a petition on proposals published by the Government in December 1985 in the White Paper on the consequences of the social security reviews undertaken by the Secretary of State for Social Services.
The petition has 28 signatures, but they are the signatures of the management committee of the Walthamstow Labour party, which has some 600 members and which, as a result of last Thursday's show, probably represents about half the electorate in my area. The petition is addressed to the proposals in the White Paper. The petitioners express the hope that the legislation based on that White Paper will not be passed because it
would be extremely detrimental to the residents of the United Kingdom who are in receipt of Social Security benefitsof whom there are many millions.The petition concludes:
Wherefore your petitioners pray that your Honourable House do not pass legislation arising out the 'Reform of Social Security' White Paper. And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, etc.
§ To lie upon the Table.