Submitted on Sunday 30th October 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
MPs should have a free vote on petitions debated in parliament
Debating petitions in parliament is not about getting a response from government - that is what written and oral questions are for - but about getting a response from parliament.
That requires a free vote, and that free vote must be compulsory so that the government can avoid all responsibility for the result.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Whipping is a matter for political parties and not HM Government
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