This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Housing for ex veterans and not refugees in East Cambridgeshire
There are just over 9,000 ex-service personnel who are homeless and need help. Those who served for Queen and country and for many suffering with PTSD Priorities should be put first to them not Syrian refugees.
Those old MOD buildings should be used for those ex service personnel.
This petition was rejected
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Housing in East Cambridgeshire is the responsibility of East Cambridgeshire district council.
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