It is simply important because no one should sleep rough at any time of the year let alone Christmas, when others are spending time with their loved ones, and during the Winter, when conditions can get bitterly cold. This move would be important because it would provide respite for those homeless people who may have endured months and years of sleeping rough. It would provide them with somewhere warm to stay, somewhere where they can be in the company of others over Christmas/Winter time and most importantly, they would be safe from outside elements, which are no good for the healthiest of people to endure for a long period of time, let alone someone who is homeless. It is our duty, as human beings, to look after other human beings, especially in times of need. Helping others is something we pride ourselves on; we see acts of kindness all over the world, why can't we do the same for the poorest in the city of Leeds? Please, let's use buildings that are no longer in use to good effect and show that the city of Leeds is a compassionate place. A move like this can change public perception of homelessness overnight and we can then move on to getting homeless people off the streets and into homes, into work and living a happy healthy life in society.

to prevent deaths and to prove we care about the wellbeing of all citizens

I cannot imagine sleeping rough in driving, biting winds, snow, ice and winter rain. It's inhumane. It's also inexcusable when we have so many empty buildings. I'm not asking for permanent shelters; just somewhere warm and dry for our homeless to sleep in winter. Please sign this petition. Tag the friends you feel would like to see this. Thank you so much. Charities are doing the best they can, with limited resources and funding cuts. There are many empty buildings that can be offered, purely for winter shelter. Maybe these places can also then be used to facilitate targeted help to those in need of it - for support, help with housing, health care, advice and general care. Charities' resources could be used for support rather than spending their resources on providing the actual shelters. This is a necessary resource and if we pull together we have more than a great chance of being an influence.

everyone deserves a home

This is the single most important issue in the world, as it is the first step to fixing all other issues. Because if governments were honest, with only the interests of their own citizens at heart, then at least 50% of the campaigning done here would not be necessary, giving more time and funds to concentrate on the remaining problems around the world. There has been far too much (proven) crime and corruption in our government for many years, but it seems that they are above the law and untouchable, having very rarely received any punishment. I believe that this is wrong. I think that those that are trusted with a position of power should face much tougher penalties than average individual when that power is abused. The government needs to be FULLY open and honest, without hidden agendas or secret meetings behind closed doors. Stop changing laws to suit only themselves, making it almost impossible to remove them from power - even when proven to be corrupt. Government should be held accountable for its mistakes and crimes and there should be processes in place to follow this through and remove them from power where necessary. The people seem to have forgotten, our government was put there to serve us, not the other way around!

Lives can be saved / extended with improved quality. No hospitalisation required and patients are able to walk away from treatment and resume normal life. There are little or no side effects, it is painless and there is little or no damage to surrounding healthy tissue. No long drawn out treatment, it is carried out in between one and five treatments, (more often than hot, three.) There is no risk of infection and no lengthy recovery periods either.

With increased distances to A&E, come increased rates of mortality. We don’t want people dying because either Halifax or Huddersfield A&E has been closed. We need the A&Es in both Halifax and Huddersfield to stay open. We’re the sixth richest country in the world, we can afford to keep them open. More than 2000 people have already signed this Calderdale 38 Degrees NHS campaign petition at street stalls in Calderdale over the past two years. The reason for putting it online now is because the Public Consultation on the proposed A&E closure and other hospital cuts is coming up in the new year 2016. Unbelievably, Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group is claiming that there has been no public opposition to their proposed hospital cuts and that everyone wants the cuts and changes they're proposing. So we need to remind them, loud and clear, that the people of Calderdale want to KEEP BOTH HALIFAX AND HUDDERSFIELD A&Es OPEN. Please sign this Calderdale 38 Degrees NHS campaign petition - even if you're one of the 7,000+ Calderdale people who already signed the 2014 e-petition to the Coalition government, calling for Halifax A&E to stay open. That petition has now vanished into Parliament’s archive and has no currency, so please add your name to this one!

Last night, the full 6000 page TPPA treaty was released online for the general public. The trans-pacific partnership is a trade agreement signed by 12 Pacific Rim countries, and it is very much their version of TTIP, our agreement between the US and Europe. Although the deals text has been 'agreed to', it is still under scrutiny and has not been signed. In the wake of its release, I demand that TTIP's full text also be released. Whatever bargaining power and 'holding our cards close' techniques the negotiators were using, is now irrelevant. In the name of transparency and democracy, this document should be available for us all to see. Its a shame we have to make this demand in the first place. This document should have been public from the moment it began being negotiated. But now that TPPA is in public domain, TTIP should also be published. We demand that you publish the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in its entirety, available for translation and with no chapters censored. Thanks very much. Lydia.

Without these safeguards and without a represented and respected workforce the NHS cannot give patients the care they deserve. Please sign this petition urging the Government to negotiate with the BMA and prevent a Junior Doctor strike.

They are there to represent the people who voted them in, if they are asleep in Parliament they are not fulfilling their duty or role. This should warrant instant dismissal. There seems to be an absence of monitoring of MP s behaviour after being voted in. I suggest the public expect them to face the same expectations as anybody else in the workforce. Our MPs represent our views as the people who voted them in, we the people don't want to see them sleeping on the job, it is an insult to us the people. How dare they show such disregard for their position and the things that matter in our life's. Some of us can't sleep thanks to the decisions those in power have made, if some had been awake or even present perhaps there would of been some genuine representation. !!

As I've got older I have learned to appreciate radio more than I previously did and with BBC having such a wide variety of different radio stations there is one which i have become more accustomed too in my older age and if your moving on through the years as i am, you will know what BBC radio station i'm talking about. Yes radio 4. I started on radio 1, worked my way to 2, skipped 3 and have comfortably landed on 4 all because one day at work (while painting) I thought why don't i learn a thing or two of whats happening around me while I'm working, so I did and so i write this. I mean there is a never ending list of great television shows and radio shows but for me there is one which stands out taller then the rest, and believe it or not its "women's hour". I was raised by strong women and i'm also currently with one and i know how much strength and character it takes to fight for everything you want in this world. So to hear women talk on political , historical, present day or sexual issues i feel it is of the up most importance. Its something we can all learn from especially men like me. So lets not just save women's hour but the bbc as a whole.

The reason for this we have to travel inordinate distances to receive care. This is unsustainable because Selby is fast growing conurbation and, as such, the town requires, as a minimum level of service, a Minor Injuries Clinic and out of hours Doctors' surgery.