§ Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)I have a petition from my Spelthorne constituents, opposing the savaging of services at Ashford hospital. It is signed by 25,000 local people and it was backed by all three main political parties—that means that my local Labour party does not support its own Government.
921 The petition opposes the cuts of £20 million demanded by the Government; it opposes the closure of the accident and emergency department at Ashford hospital and of all its intensive care unit beds. It calls for proper Government funding of local health services in my constituency and for the scrapping of the cuts proposed by West Surrey health authority.
What is happening to the national health service in my constituency is a disgrace. This petition proves the depth of anger felt by my constituents.
To lie upon the Table.