Petitions – in the House of Commons at 10:30 pm on 9 June 2008.
I am grateful for the opportunity to present a petition on behalf of the people of Chilham, in my constituency, who are very concerned about the threat to reduce the rail services that they currently enjoy. This petition contains 550 signatures and states:
Following is the full text of the petition:
[The Petition of residents of Chilham Parish Council,
Declares that Southeastern Railway and the Department for Transport plan to reduce train services at Chilham station.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Transport to ensure that Southeastern Railway agrees to continue to provide a minimum of two trains an hour at peak times and an hourly service at off-peak times and weekends at Chilham Station; provision of a full train service will avoid the increasing use of cars on already overcrowded and dangerous local roads, avoid exacerbating traffic management problems, avoid increasing pollution and avoid detracting from the vibrancy of Chilham as a centre for rural tourism, business and living.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.]
[P000207]