§ Mr. Jim Callaghan (Heywood and Middleton)I have no wish to detain the House, but I wish to present a petition that has been signed by 4,000 of my constituents in Heywood protesting at the proposed closure of Heywood magistrates court. It was given to me by Miss Susan Emmett and states:
To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled;The humble Petition of Residents of Heywood and others;Sheweth that Heywood Magistrates' Court is part of Heywood's heritage and a familiar landmark in the town; that if it is closed, all proceedings which currently take place in Heywood Magistrates' Court will be transferred to Rochdale or Middleton, to the inconvenience of the local community.Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honourable House will ensure that a magistrates' court is retained in Heywood.And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.
§ To lie upon the Table.