😡 Petition

• Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, presented a petition against a proposed 24-hour adult gaming centre in Whitby.
• The petition was signed by 7 people on paper and 412 people online, reflecting strong local opposition.
• The proposed gaming centre would be located at the site of the closing Halifax bank branch on Baxtergate, which is set to leave Whitby without any bank branches.
• Residents are concerned that the gaming centre could lead to increased noise and anti-social behaviour.
• North Yorkshire Council has received 522 objections to the gaming centre application, compared to only 6 in support.
• The petition calls on the House of Commons to urge the government to encourage North Yorkshire Council to reject the gaming centre application.
• Instead of a gaming centre, Whitby residents want access to banks, shops, and services.

The session presented involves the reading of a petition by Alison Hume, representing the concerns of her constituents regarding a proposed 24-hour adult gaming centre in Whitby. The transcript provided does not show any overt disagreement among participants. Instead, it is a unilateral presentation of a petition expressing the community’s concerns and opposition to the proposed gaming centre. There are no counterarguments, debates, or conflicting viewpoints expressed within the session as presented. The petition itself reports a strong community opposition (522 objections against the proposed centre), but this is referenced as factual information supporting the petition’s call for action, not as part of a debate within the session itself. The session merely serves as a platform for the petition to be formally presented and noted in the parliamentary record, without any disagreement occurring in real-time during the session.