§ Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead) (Lab/Coop)I present a petition on behalf of 22,116 residents and workers of the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire.
The petition declares:
That the threatened downgrading of Hemel Hempstead General Hospital is unjustified given that its catchment population is the largest in the county and that it is still growing.The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to direct the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority to reinvestigate thoroughly the business case for selecting one option over another in relation to the future of Hemel Hempstead District General Hospital.And the Petitioners remain, etc
§ To lie upon the Table.