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AQUIND Interconnector Project

P002686 - 14 September 2021

Presentations: 1
Presenters: 2
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At a Glance

This petition concerning aquind interconnector project was presented to Parliament once by 2 MPs.

Issue Summary

** The petition concerns the proposed AQUIND Interconnector Project, which local residents believe would be damaging to Portsmouth's national security and community without offering clear benefits. **

Action Requested

** The House of Commons is urged to ask the Government not to approve the AQUIND Interconnector Project. **

Key Facts

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  • More than 6,200 local people have signed the petition.
  • The project could impact Portsmouth’s national security.
  • The Business Secretary has a decision expected next month.
  • ### Robbie Moore's Petition
  • **ISSUE SUMMARY:** The petition is about saving Haworth’s post office, which provides essential services to thousands of local residents and businesses in the area.
  • **ACTION REQUESTED:** The House of Commons is urged to ask the Government to encourage Post Office Ltd. to keep Haworth Post Office open.
  • **KEY FACTS:**
  • Over 6,911 people have signed a separate petition on this issue.
  • The post office provides services used by local elderly residents and businesses on Main Street.
  • Many nearby businesses use the branch for parcels that cannot be handled at alternative facilities.

Presentation Timeline

MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.

Presented
14 September 2021
Stephen Morgan Lab
Portsmouth South
I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents concerning the proposed AQUIND interconnector project, which has been signed by more than 6,000 local people. This is a sliding doors moment for the Business Secretary. He has a clear choice: he can either stop this disastrous project, which is mired in cronyism and would be deeply damaging to Portsmouth and our national security, or he can reject my great city’s clear and united opposition, and explain why decisions impacting local communities continue to be made behind closed doors in Whitehall. I urge the city council in Portsmouth to take every possible step if the Secretary of State’s decision, expected next month, goes against the people of Portsmouth. Tonight, in this House, I present 6,200 reasons why AQUIND must be stopped. The petition states:
Robbie Moore Con
Keighley and Ilkley
I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents in Haworth and the wider Worth valley to save Haworth’s much-loved post office. I would also like to draw the House’s attention to a separate petition on the same issue, which has been signed by 6,911 people and which I wish also formally to present tonight. I fully endorse these petitions, which state that the Post Office Ltd must not close Haworth post office on Main Street, which provides a service used by thousands of local people. The petition states:
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