§ Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con)I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of a great campaigning local newspaper, the Yellow Advertiser (Southend). The petition has been signed by more than 2,000 local residents in Southend, West, who feel that Southend is in desperate need of extra police officers who are properly trained to patrol the streets of Southend in order to make it a safer place in which to live, work and socialize.
The petition states:
The petition of the Yellow Advertiser Newspaper, Southend and othersDeclares that Southend Police Division is in need of 10 extra police officers to patrol the streets.The Petitioners therefore request the House of Commons to pass legislation to provide for the deployment of extra police officers in Southend.And the Petitioners remain, etc.
§ To lie upon the Table.