HC Deb 22 July 1999 vol 335 c1458 8.18 pm
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

I am proud to present a petition—[Interruption.]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Order. I remind hon. Members that an hon. Member is presenting a petition. They must leave the Chamber quietly.

Mrs. Campbell

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

I am proud to present a petition signed by 21,400 residents of Cambridge, opposing the closure of Coleridge community college on the grounds that its closure would mean the loss of an excellent school and a well-used community college, and increasing congestion as the children are bussed across the city.

The petition states: The Petition of residents of Cambridge and elsewhere declares, that we totally oppose the closure of Coleridge Community College, Radegund Rd, Cambridge. The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Education and Employment to do all in his power to prevent Cambridgeshire County Council from closing the College. And the Petitioners remain.

To lie upon the Table.