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Hospitals

I also rise to represent the concerns of the residents of Ludlow and the surrounding area, where 10,220 residents have signed a similar petition, which I shall read to the House. The petition of users of Ludlow Community Hospital, Declares that the future of Ludlow Community Hospital is under threat through the county-wide review of healthcare services seeking to find cuts to fund the £36 million of historic debt and £25 million of annual losses in the NHS in the County of Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Unitary Authority. The petitioners are concerned to prevent cuts in services or worse, the threat of closure of the hospital. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons make the Department of Health aware of the petitioners concerns against cuts in services or closure of the hospital. And the Petitioners remain, etc.