The Government Plan to House 750 Asylum seekers between the villages of Piddington and Arncott in Oxfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire, near Bicester
Asylum seekers have to be accommodated somewhere, BUT
why is the Government being so secretive about the site and the plans?
why has there been no local consultation?
will local villages be overwhelmed by the influx of three times their population of unemployed people with nothing to do?
where will the 300 staff required to look after them be found when existing public services cannot find staff?
what will be the effect on local housing provision, public and private - and other services?
CALL FOR SOUND PLANNING - CALL FOR A PUBLIC ENQUIRY
1. CLICK ON THE NAME OF YOUR
OWN MP BELOW,
2.
PRINT
OUT A COPY OF THE PETITION,
3.
COMPLETE
AND FORWARD IT TO HIM AT WESTMINSTER by Friday 3rd May,
4.
PLEASE
MAKE MORE COPIES FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO DO LIKEWISE
If you
live in Oxfordshire*TONY
BALDRY, MP
If you
live in Buckinghamshire *
JOHN
BERCOW,MP
HE NEEDS
YOUR SIGNED COPY OF THE PETITION NOW IN APRIL,
BEFORE THE
GOVERNMENT GO-AHEAD, EXPECTED EARLY MAY!
For more information contact The Bicester Action Group
PETITION TO PARLIAMENT REQUESTING A PUBLIC ENQUIRY INTO ANY PROPOSAL TO SITE AN ACCOMMODATION CENTRE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS NEAR BICESTER
To the House of Commons:
The Petition of the residents of the Town of Bicester in the County of Oxfordshire and of the residents of the parishes of Ambrosden, Arncott, Blackthorn and Piddington and of other neighbouring parishes in the County of Oxfordshire.
Declares that they object to the proposal by the Home Office to build an accommodation centre for asylum seekers on land vacated by the Ministry of Defence.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions to exercise his discretion to ensure that in respect of any proposal by the Home Office to site an accommodation centre for asylum seekers on land vacated by the Ministry of Defence on the outskirts of Bicester that there be a full Public Enquiry;
That such Public Enquiry provide proper opportunity for the providers of local services, elected representatives of local communities and local people themselves to give evidence and be heard on the merits of any such proposal.
And that the Secretary of State in determining any dispute or difference as between the Home Office and Cherwell District Council in respect of any application for such an accommodation centre, should pursuant to the arrangement set out in Part 4 of the Memorandum attached to the DoE Circular 18/84, exercise his discretion to ensure and facilitate a Public Enquiry.
And the petitioners remain, etc.
NAME …………………………………………………………………………………
SIGNATURE ………………………………………………………………………….
ADDRESS ……………………………………………………………………………
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Please return this petition to: Tony Baldry, MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA by Friday 3 May 2002
PETITION TO PARLIAMENT REQUESTING A PUBLIC ENQUIRY INTO ANY PROPOSAL TO SITE AN ACCOMMODATION CENTRE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS NEAR BICESTER
To the House of Commons:
The Petition of the residents of the villages of Brill, Long Crendon, Ludgershall, Marsh Gibbon, Oakley and neighbouring parish in the Parliamentary Constituency of Buckingham.
Declares that they object to the proposal by the Home Office to build an accommodation centre for asylum seekers on land vacated by the Ministry of Defence.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions to exercise his discretion to ensure that in respect of any proposal by the Home Office to site an accommodation centre for asylum seekers on land vacated by the Ministry of Defence on the outskirts of Bicester that there be a full Public Enquiry;
That such Public Enquiry provide proper opportunity for the providers of local services, elected representatives of local communities and local people themselves to give evidence and be heard on the merits of any such proposal.
And that the Secretary of State in determining any dispute or difference as between the Home Office and Cherwell District Council in respect of any application for such an accommodation centre, should pursuant to the arrangement set out in Part 4 of the Memorandum attached to the DoE Circular 18/84, exercise his discretion to ensure and facilitate a Public Enquiry.
And the petitioners remain, etc.
NAME …………………………………………………………………………………
SIGNATURE ………………………………………………………………………….
ADDRESS ……………………………………………………………………………
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Please return this petition to: John Bercow, MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA by Friday 3 May 2002