§ Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)I have a petition containing more than 1,000 signatures, which is addressed,
To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The petition has been prepared by Mrs. J. Salter of Hele vilage, Torquay. Mrs. Salter is confined to a wheelchair and she draws to the attention of the House the fact that it is now British Rail policy to remove staff from its railway stations from 6 o'clock in the evening.You will be aware, Mr. Deputy Speaker, of the implications for disabled people, women travelling by themselves, the elderly and the young. The petition asks the House to urge the Secretary of State for Transport to make representations to British Rail to change that policy forthwith. The petition ends in the usual form:
And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will for ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.