§ Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)The petition, which has been signed by approximately 2,000 people, calls for better regulation and enforcement of safety in swimming pools that are used by the public. It arises from the tragic deaths of two of my constituents, Vanessa Gregson and Tsham Kamara aged 19 and seven, at Honeycomb manor park in Cornwall on 20 May 1999. I hope that the petition results in improved safety at our swimming pools. The petition of residents of Liverpool
declares that the deaths of two Liverpool girls in a holiday swimming pool could have been prevented by a tighter regulatory framework on swimming pools and its proper enforcement.The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to introduce new strict regulations on swimming pools to provide for the vigorous enforcement of these laws and to establish very serious penalties for any pool owner who breaches them.And the petitioners remain etc.
§ To lie upon the Table.