The sale of antique ivory, of which many pieces have been proved to be post 1945, only serves to feed the demand for ivory. More African elephants are being killed by poachers today, than are being born. If this is not stopped, extinction will occur in 20 years The British Government musy stand by the CITES decision : "To close down any legal domestic market for ivory that is contributing to poaching or illegal trade."

Our NHS is being starved of funding which in turn put pressure on NHS to close A&E plus Maternity Services in Small to Medium Towns. Essential Services are also being starved of cash so Fire Brigades, Mental Health, Police Ambulance service Social Services and the list goes on. HS2 in EVERY Poll since 2010 has shown the majority of the UK does NOT WANT HS2. This is backed up by virtually ALL Academic Organisations, Government Committees as well as those people it is supposed to serve who say loudly they do not want HS2 as it is a waste of money and there is no need. The Government has NOT shown the true facts of HS2 for it knows that if it does then HS2 will be seen for the Vanity Project that it is with no valid reason to be built. Lets use what scant resources we have on things that will help the whole of the UK not just the rich.

Devon CCG is recommending the loss of 71 out of 143 community beds in eastern Devon. This follows 25 bed losses last year, including Axminster, Ottery St Mary, Crediton and Budleigh Salterton. Devon's 'Your Future Care' consultation is flawed. We do not believe that community beds should be closed at all. • East Devon has an above average population of elderly people • Many people in community hospital beds cannot be cared for at home because they are too unwell, even with enhanced care, or they have dementia or require end of life care • A 2015 audit identified over 600 people being cared for in a hospital bed who did not need to be there, but who lacked home support to enable them to return home • These patients will mostly be elderly and frail with complex needs, taking longer to recuperate from illness, operations and acute hospitals. It is a disaster in the making and is a money saving exercise at the expense of the patients’ health outcome. • Acute hospitals are increasingly unable to discharge patients because of the lack of available community services. Community services are already overstretched with an acute lack of appropriate carers for people in their own homes and difficulties with recruitment. There is no evidence that shifting from bed-based to community care works in a rural area like East Devon with a high incidence of elderly people with complex needs. These models of care need to be agreed and will take time to test and establish. The CCG will tell you that the new model of care with patients using their own beds has worked well in North Devon after removal of beds in Torrington, Ilfracombe and Bideford. IT DOES NOT AND EVIDENCE TO THIS EFFECT IS BEING IGNORED. Chronic underfunding by government of health and social care in Devon has led to the crisis we face today. Only the government can change this. In the past five years, council budgets for social care have fallen behind demand by £5 billion nationally, and 150,000 fewer people receive at-home help than five years ago. We must challenge the validity of this process: Honiton and Okehampton Community Hospital beds will be closed without consultation; a 'status quo' option must be considered; full financial and assessment information should be shared. The public need a full, transparent and meaningful consultation, rather than the CCG paying lip service to the process under government pressure. These proposed cuts to community hospital beds is the first stage in a relentless sequence of service reductions which will be outlined in the Sustainability and Transformation Plan to be published in November. Information released under the Freedom of Information Act indicates that the Success Regime in NEW Devon received £1.4m in 2015-16, and a further £6m in 2016-17. This £7.4m has been spent on management consultants and legal advice. Potential front line funding is being wasted on these re-organisations This massive change needs transparency; whole system changes and, above all, investment from central government. Closing more community hospital beds with no proven plan for care in place is high risk. The proposals as they stand, without adequate funding for alternative care, may save money, but they will not improve patient care and may compromise patient safety.

In view of the UN vote to ban nuclear weapons i feel it is only right that parliment has another chance to debate the need for a new nuclear weapons system.

Saves electricity - lights don't have to go on so early Reduces SAD in people Reduces car accidents People like to travel home from work and schools in DAYLIGHT!

Pensioners in Lauriston Park rely on the bus going down these roads. The extra 800 yards walking makes a real difference to those elderly residents. Also we are not happy at the lack of consultation that has been carried out on this.

This is a very dangerous practice for blind pavement users, parents with prams and disabled persons. It also hampers drivers backing out from driveways as their vision is restricted.

Like me, the people of Exeter and Devon were devastated to watch the recent destruction by fire of the beautiful and historically significant buildings on Cathedral Green - including the Clarence Hotel, the first true hotel in England. The reconstruction of these buildings must follow the same restorative approach taken at Windsor Castle following the fire there some years ago. Sympathetic reconstruction of both internal and external fabric is the only appropriate path to follow; one that will not damage the heritage and aesthetic value of this historically important area. We must not make the same mistakes made after World War 2, when much of Exeter's surviving heritage was destroyed in a fit of modernist madness. This is not just about restoring beauty, this is also about valuing the contribution of heritage to the economic and social life of the city and the wider county. In their recent 'Heritage Counts' report, Historic England explain the link between economy and heritage. I urge you to read the linked document and support this petition: https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/heritage-and-the-economy/heritage-and-the-economy-2016.pdf/ Photo by By Pymouss - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44937241

Hundreds of thousands of women have worked hard, planned and saved toward their pension. Some years back, they were told to wait an extra few years. They bit that bullet, but now, for some, just a few months before finally getting THEIR money back, they are told to wait another 2 or more years. No reasons, no apology, no letter even. It's UNACCEPTABLE.

This is important because every animal being slaughtered should have the respect it deserves and a humane death. 4000 cases of extreme cruelty have been reported in 2 years between July 2014 and June 2016. Documents have detailed animals not being stunned properly so they are still conscious when slaughtered. Inspectors recorded cases of pigs and chickens immersed in tanks of scalding hot water - used to soften the skin and remove hair or feathers, all still conscious. The majority involved animals during transportation being crushed and suffocated or frozen to death. If this was a dog or cat there would be uproar. Nothing on this earth should suffer such horrific pain and these poor defenceless creatures need our help. Please help end this wickedness. Thank you. Dawn

France has recently committed to this cause and we should follow. We don't have time to wait, the planet and it's inhabitants l - including humans - are dying, drowning in plastic and we need to stop our own slow demise.

We sit in our lovely warm homes every night. We see on our tvs every night about the poor refugees at calais. However we have a huge homeless problem in our towns and cities, it is just not being reported. If you go into any town or city after dark you can see prople bedding down for the night in shop doorways, in alleys etc. You can help to make there lives a bit better if you sign this petition. Please remember homelessness can happen to any one. Your signature can save peoples lives. So sign and support a great cause thank you.