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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF CRAWLEY 20th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of residents of Crawley, Declares that the Petitioners are concerned about the scaling down of the Accident and Emergency department at Crawley Hospital and the demand that has been put onto the ambulance services due to the transfer of services to East Surrey Hospital, Redhill. Further declares that East Surrey Hospital is too far away for Crawley residents to travel in emergencies and that there will be fatal repercussions to anyone using East Surrey Hospital due to overcrowding and/or the reduction in resources available to do the extra journey. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to re-instate the Accident and Emergency services at Crawley Hospital to accommodate 24 hour a day emergency demands. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF HITCHIN AND HARPENDEN 20th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of Residents of Hitchin and Harpenden Declares that the petitioners deplore the proposed closure of the beds at Harpenden Memorial Hospital, because: •The relatively small saving made by closing the ward is overshadowed by the huge impact the care given by Harpenden Memorial Hospital provides to the most needy, frail, elderly and terminally ill people of the Harpenden area; and •This is a breach of the promises made to a public meeting in September 2005 when the people of Harpenden were told by the Primary Care Trust that closing or running down the hospital would be bad both for patient care and financially, and that the PCT planned to maintain and build up services at the Memorial Hospital particularly for palliative care. The Petitioners therefore request therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to work with the St. Albans and Harpenden Primary Care Trust to ensure that the beds at Harpenden Memorial Hospital are not closed. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF SALTAIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 20th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of Residents of Saltaire and the surrounding area. Declares that the petitioners are extremely concerned at the danger to pedestrians and motorists of the current levels of congestion at Saltaire roundabout and believe that this is the most pressing transport priority within the Bradford district. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons call upon the Government to recognise the importance and urgency of this problem and to ensure that the Highways Agency works with Bradford Metropolitan District Council and local residents to come up with a workable solution. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF THUNDERSLEY AND BENFLEET 20th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of Residents of Thundersley and Benfleet Declares that the proposal for a further change to the use of the Manor Trading Estate to allow the storage of hazardous asbestos waste would introduce unacceptable risk and increased pressure of use of local roads and is particularly inappropriate in view of the immediate proximity of residential homes and a primary school, the Petitioners further believe there are much more appropriate sites for this activity in the local area. The Petitioners therefore request implore the House of Commons to call upon the Government to do all within its power to ensure that Essex County Council reject the application as requested by the Member of Parliament for Castle Point. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF WINCHCOMBE AND OTHERS 20th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of Residents of Winchcombe and others Declares their objection to the proposals by the local Primary Care Trusts to close Winchcombe Hospital. The petitioners believe that these plans are inconsistent with the Prime Minister's and the government's stated objective of moving care closer to patients' homes and contrary to the Prime Minister's and the government's direction that community hospitals should not be closed in response to short-term budgetary pressures. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to reject the financial plans being proposed by Gloucestershire's Primary Care Trusts, and, in particular, to direct them to enhance the services provided by Winchcombe Hospital rather than to close it. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF MILTON KEYNES 24th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of residents of Milton Keynes, Declares that the proposed closure of the Fraser Day Hospital in Newport Pagnell will have an adverse impact on intermediate care in Milton Keynes and that it is unacceptable that as the population of Milton Keynes continues to increase, this particular service is being withdrawn. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to work with Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust to stop the closure of the Fraser Day Hospital. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF MILTON KEYNES 24th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of residents of Milton Keynes, Declares that the proposed cuts to Day Services, Drug and Alcohol Services and the Memory Screening Clinic will have an adverse impact on care for citizens with Mental Health Service requirements in Milton Keynes. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to work with the Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust to stop the proposed cuts to Adult Mental Health Services in Milton Keynes. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF NORTHAMPTON SOUTH 24th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of Residents of Northampton South, Declares that Britain's Post Offices, the heart of many local communities, are under threat. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons call upon Her Majesty's Government to reconsider the policy of phasing out the Post Office Card Account which will deprive the sub-post office network of 40 per cent. of their income. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEND, ROCHFORD, GREAT WAKERING, LITTLE WAKERING, BARLING AND FOULNESS ISLAND, ESSEX 24th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of residents of Southend, Rochford, Great Wakering, Little Wakering, Barling and Foulness Island, Essex. Declares that the petitioners strongly object to the Atomic Weapons Establishment's proposal that QinetiQ dispose of radioactive waste on Ministry of Defence land at Foulness. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons call upon the Government to do all within its power to prevent this disposal of nuclear waste on Potton and Foulness Island and ensure that this does not occur at any time in the future. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM STAFF WORKING IN THE CIVIL SERVICE 24th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of staff working in the civil service, Declares that the Petitioners have grave concerns about the growing differences in pay, leave entitlement, and other conditions between civil servants employed by different government departments, agencies and other related bodies, and the effect that such differences are having upon morale; and express their wish for national pay bargaining to establish common standards and minimum requirements on pay and conditions. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Minister for the civil service to work towards national pay bargaining in the civil service. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSPETITION FROM THE INNOCENT MUST STAY CAMPAIGN 24th July 2006 To the House of Commons. The Petition of The Innocent Must Stay Campaign. Declares that Innocent-Prosper Nkung Empi deserves to be given asylum within the United Kingdom, due to his and his family's recent experiences of torture by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Petitioners therefore request request that the House of Commons urge the Government to show compassion to Innocent-Prosper Nkung Empi, and allow him to stay safely within the UK. And the Petitioners remain, etc. SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSObservations by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Petition [6th June] from the residents of Kislingbury, Rothersthorpe and Harpole and others for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee to examine the Environment Agency's flood risk advice. Development and flood risk The Government's planning policy for development and flood risk is set out in Planning Policy Guidance Note (PPG) 25, published by DETR (now the Department for Communities and Local Government) in 2001. It aims to ensure that flood risk is taken into account at all stages of the planning process to avoid inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding and to direct development away from areas at highest risk. Where new development is necessary in flood risk areas, the policy aims to make it safe without increasing flood risk elsewhere (through increased water run-off for example) and where possible to reduce overall flood risk. PPG 25 has been reviewed and is due to be replaced by a new Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 25 in the autumn. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs funds the Environment Agency, as the principal operating authority responsible for flood risk management in England, to advise planning authorities on development proposals to ensure flood risk is properly taken into account. Estimation of flood risk in Northampton for the purpose of development planning Given that the probabilities being assessed relate to very infrequent events, estimation of flood risk is challenging and there is an element of judgement involved. The Environment Agency takes a precautionary approach when advising planning authorities on development proposals, using the best available information. In and around Northampton they use their Nene Strategic Model. The model is based on catchment conditions as they exist today and has been calibrated using the Easter 1998 floods, the most significant flood event in recent years. The model is updated to take account of new developments or changes to the river system such as new flood defences. Available flood level data and flood extent information from the 1947 floods has been used in building up the Nene Strategic Model. However, data from the 1947 floods has been of limited use because it is incomplete and because there have been major changes in land use, development extents and the river system itself over the years. The Agency believes the Nene Strategic Model is based upon the best information available at the current time. Development proposals are also subject to site specific Flood Risk Assessments, produced by the developer, which the Agency uses in addition to their own models to consider the implications with respect to flood risk of the development. The Agency also takes account of the possible impacts of climate change. The Agency is currently assessing the Flood Risk Assessment for the Cross Valley Link Road. 24th July 2006
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