Petitions tagged with 'E Petitions'

• Allow Travel Companies to Price Appropriately During School Holidays
  With the seemingly endless stream of e-petitions which attempt to make the government force travel companies to operate a loss making business, in order to subsidise people with children to go on holiday to their preferred destinations at the peak of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Ban e-petitions from Facebook
  Ban E-petitions from Facebook because they never changed anything EVER ! [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• e petitions
  Parliament sets the bench mark when it comes to debate and argument for all matters democratic. How can any constituent be expected to present a case for serious discussion by Parliament in a mere 1000 words? I petition the House to change to format [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• The encouragement of gentlemanly conduct
  Let's prevent ungentlemanly conduct. We see it on our streets and sports fields and in our student protestors. Let's re-instate a sense of 'good-blokish-ness'. Let's stop hurling expletives at the public from car windows, let's not get vile [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• To shut down the site Ask.fm
  Ask.fm is a site which is responsible for many teenage suicides. Before when I once used it, I was bullied on it and someone created a fraud account pretending to be me and decided to troll my friends pretending to be me. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Amalgamate all E Petitions relating to Re-nationalisation of the utility companies and consolidate the posters in favour of such
  The support for the Re Nationalisation is being split between many differently worded petitions which all have the same theme. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Make e petitions more effective
  This petition is to make epetitions that actually do recieve over 10,000 signatures more effective. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Stop Keith Jones
  Keith Jones must be stopped from submitting any further frivolous e-petitions! [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-petitions to have an option to sign AGAINST the position of the petition
  Petitions are an excellent way to express the views of those who agree with the idea being expressed by the petition. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Make everything alright
  Since so many e-petitions are needlessly vague and don't have a specific goal, I thought it would make sense to merge all of the many thousands of e-petitions on this site into one. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• What's the point of e petitions
  With the protect the police pensions e petition nearing 100,000 signatures an email got send which basically said that the decision has already been made and would be going forward regardless of the result of the e petition and it may not even be [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Expand and Improve e-petitions
  Since e-petitions has launched, we have seen around 5 million votes on over 30000 petitions. Some have been bonkers, some brilliant. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Government can discuss stripping honours
  I have seen a number of e petitions rejected as we the public cannot call for honours to be stripped therefore I would like the government to be able to discuss why the public cannot call for honours to be stripped for example Irvine patnick [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scrap government e-petitions
  The government e-petitions service adds nothing to our democratic system. It functions like the "close door" button on a lift, doing nothing but making people feel like they have control, when in reality there is nothing of the sort. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Make e-petitions count
  It appears that the government can just ignore those e-Petitions that get 100,000 votes if they want to without any debate in parliament. An example in question if the West Coast rail franchise, where despite over 150,000 signatures to date, they [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• better screening of content of e-petitions
  I would like to petition for better screening of content of e-petitions. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• government policy making
  With U-turns frequent in Governmant Policy and also poor Policies concidered in Goverment - there needs to be a way of the people and NOT the MP's deciding what is best for us the people. with www. available can WE all use the e-petitions as a way of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Ban Scurrilous Petitions
  Reference to funerals of still living citizens of our country is CRASS and without taste. The suggestion of who pays for a funeral is private and should not be a subject for e- petitions. Whose next TONY BLAIR. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scrap the e-petitions website because politicians are worthless and deep down, you know they wont act on serious suggestions.
  Most politicians in the UK are worthless, greedy incompetents who willingly lie and deceive the electorate. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Ability to Vote Against Petitions
  There are a number of e-petitions currently active that UK residents should have a right to oppose, as well as vote in favour of. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E Petitions
  Get rid of e-petitions because they are pointless, they are a method to allow the government to create the impression that the public can have an effect on democracy when in truth nothing has changed. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Abolish e-petitions
  Abolish e-petitions as they are a pointless exercise. Due to the state censorship of those that do not fit the PC systems ideals. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Get Rid of e-petitions
  Given the recent desicion of the commons committee NOT to schedule a debate on the NHS reform bill, despite Dr Kailash Chand's petition 'Drop the Health Bill' having more than exeeded the required number of signatories (163,592 at the time of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Compulsory debate on successful e-petitions in the House of Commons
  In light of the government's decision to deny MPs the chance to debate the government's NHS reforms on the floor of the House of Commons despite an e-petition with over 160,000 signatures calling for it, we, the undersigned, petition the government [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• News corperation is immune from e petitions
  Many people have submitted e petitions calling for news corperation to be closed down or blocked. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Make E-Petitions more democratic
  I believe E-Petitions should be more powerful whereby if a petition reaches a higher number of signatures the petition could become law. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Rescind the deal for Dow Chemicals to sponsor the 'wrap' at the Olympic Stadium
  I find your reason for your rejection of my e-petition on the above subject (as per your email dated 6 February 2012) highly offensive, since it demonstrates that my previous message had not even been read fully or properly. That is an affront to [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• To allow E-petitions about honours
  E-petitions on the removal of Knighthoods are rejected because E-petitions "cannot include information about honours or appointments". This arbitrary and high handed stance is outrageous and shows the governments contempt for the views of the Great [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• "Rescind the deal for Dow Chemicals to sponsor the 'wrap' at the Olympic Stadium"
  To say "E-petitions cannot be used to request action on issues that are outside the responsibility of the government" is false. Government HAS been involved. If there are riots, boycotts, terrorism or cyber attacks, the PM, the Home Sec and DCMS will [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Epetitions with 100000 supporters automatically go before backbench business committee
  Since e-petitions which have received 100000 signatures have not been considered further by the backbench business committee because no MP has deigned to make the case for their consideration, I propose that this step be removed in the interests of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Opportunity to oppose e-petitions
  Reading through the list of e-petitions, there are some very curious and in some cases almost frightening suggestions. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• To merge similar E-petitions
  A petition to merge all the duplicate E-petitions that exist - the ones for and the ones against capital punishment, those for and against a referendum on the EU etc [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Enable "Against" votes for e-petitions
  People should be able to indicate both support and disagreement for e-petitions. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• A petition to improve the quality of e-petitions
  Petitions which contain spelling mistakes or errors in grammar should be rejected. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Option to sign against E-petitions
  I would like you to add the ability for people to indicate that they do not support a particular petition. Currently the only way to do this is not to sign but this does not capture the public view since 90% of people may disagree and their view is [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• give all MPs a free vote on e-petitions
  when the public has used its democratic vote to support the e-petition it should not expect the leader of a political party to instruct its MPs how to vote, let it be true democracy and let them support their constituants [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Change E-petitions to include honours & appointments
  The government has said that E-petitions cannot include information about honours or appointments. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Free votes for MPs on all matters arising from e-petitions
  We believe that democracy in the United Kingdom was impoverished by the decision not to allow MPs a free vote in the EU Referendum debate which was held on 24th October 2011; a debate and vote in Parliament prompted by an e-petition. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-Petitions containing spelling errors should be automatically rejected.
  Any e-petition added to the HM Government site should be rejected, regardless of the number of signatures it has received, if it contains spelling errors. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• e-petitions over 100,000 votes should get a free vote in parliament
  E-petitions inject popular sentiment into the stymied world of politics, which is dominated by the party machines. Currently, despite an e-petition getting 100,000 votes, it can be killed by a party imposing a three-line whip. This is not [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Non-governmentally run E-Petition service
  The power of social politics via Internet e-petitions should be held by a externally audited and regulated 3rd party organization not the state. How is social democracy ever going to be representative if the people that control it are not farely [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• e-petitions are a joke
  [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Vote of no confidence in the current Government
  David Cameron and his Government have consistently ignored the wishes of the people, whether by e-petitions or direct request. Mr Cameron seems to have forgotten it was us the general electorate that put him in power. We put him in power to run the [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Vote of No Confidence in David Cameron & His Government
  David Cameron and his Government have consistantly ignored the wishes of the people, whether by e-petitions or direct request. Mr Cameron seems to have forgotten it was us the general electorate that put him in power. We put him in power to run the [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Encourage the NI Assembly to create their own E-Petitions Webpage
  So far 3 of the 4 parliaments which represent the people of the UK have E-petition sites, where people can create and sign petitions to show their MPs what they want from their government. The Northern Irish Assembly is the odd one out here, as it is [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• listen to the people
  e petitions to remain as they are only change is to add related subjects together [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Legally protect e-petitions
  This e-petition is a response to the news article below: [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E Petitions
  This is an e petition to ask the government to keep the number of signatures at 100,000 and to not increase the number of signatures. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Party Manifestos
  It is evident over the last few years that all major political parties have put things in their party manifestos that they have ignored. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Abolish the Pointless E-Petitions
  After ignoring or avoiding the issues raised in e-petitions the system should be scrapped as a 'white elephant'. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• e-petitions
  Quote from today's Guardian: [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Ban E-petitions Now!
  We wish to register an e-petition that seeks to ban e-petitions, which we regard as futile PR exercises used by a cynical government as a way of camouflaging their draconian policies under the pretence of listening to and reacting to the the concerns [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Deal with e-petitions within 1 month rather than dragging them on for years
  Why do I see so many e-petitions that end at the back end of 2012? [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scottish Welsh London and Northern Ireland Parliament and Assemblies
  For the UK government to Devolve the E Petitions system to Scotland Wales Northern Ireland and London so that the citizens can petition their devolved governments to debate their issues. But keep the UK E Petitions website as well [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• No Confidence
  If the public loses confidence in a cabinet minister's abilities, then 100000 'nay' votes here at e-petitions should trigger a free 'No Confidence in Minister' vote by mps in parliament. This might encourage parties to recruit and promote qualified [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Statutory requirement that all e-petitions over 100,000 signatures must be debated in HoC
  As of 4th November 2011 of the five e-petitions that have passed 100,000 signatures only three will be debated... [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Withdrawal of the application of whipping to debates on e-petitions
  We believe that the application of "whipping" by Party Leaders in debates arising from issues raised in e-petitions is inappropriate to a democratic decision called for by petitioners. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Make It possible for E petitions to be accesed via social networking sites
  Make it possible for the e-petition forms to be accessed via social networking sites thus giving the public more access/publicity to them at the minute people have to go out of there way to access the e-petions site, were as majority if the [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-Petitions
  Being firm believers in democracy, we at 2020UK call for all qualifying e-petitions to be subject to a free vote as and when debated in Parliament. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-petitions should only be accepted if there are no errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation.
  It seem unjust that rioters should 'loose' benefits, or have CAPITAL LETTER PUNISHMENTS. Let's keep petitions (or 'pertitions') civilised with nice, correct SPG. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Remove the Whip from e-petitions
  E-petitions were set up to let the public interact with Government and Parliament. The use of the Whips in e-petitions that could be debated in the House of Commons should be removed so the people’s voice can be honestly represented by their [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Real democracy and people power via E-petitions
  Following the use of the three line whip to prevent real democracy on the issue of a referendum on EU membership that was initiated by an E-petition I propose that from now on any E-petition that gets one million signatures must result in a national [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Active e-petitions with cash rewards.
  [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Parliament is obliged to hold a Vote on ePetitions that have 100,000 signatures or more
  Whilst I welcome the debates that Parliament is obliged to hold on behalf of voters when e-petitions exceed 100,000 votes, it should be obligatory that such debates [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Free vote on all motions arising from e-petitions
  The government made much of the fact that e-petitions gaining at least 100 000 names could be considered for debate on the floor of the Louse of Commons. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Call to stop pointless e-petitions
  I feel the EU vote proved that the Government doesn't really want to debate what the public may suggest here. I am neither against the EU Referendum or for it (that's not my point) I just think that this whole epetition idea is just a cosmetic [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Petition to abolish e-petitions
  We, the undersigned, believe that the e-petition system should be abolished. Following the decision of the three main parties to establish a three line whip on the EU referendum e-petition, we believe that these e-petitions are a complete waste of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Debate/voting on e-petitions should be free from party political influence
  The will of the British people should be given priority over party political interests. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• abolish e-petitions
  Abolish e-petitions because, as Monday 24th October showed, there is no point in having them, and they are just a travesty of democracy. If a petition on leaving the EU resulted in a vote in the House of Commons, and the vote was not a free vote, [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-petitions should be voted on without interference from Government
  Members of Parliament should be allowed to debate and vote on e-petitions reflecting the wishes of their constituents without government interference, threats or three party whips. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scrap E-Petitions in the Absence of Democratic Government
  The successful e-petition demanding a referendum on EU membership was a sham. An undemocratic 3 line whip was used to prevent democracy and will be used again - this whole procedure is a charade. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Free Vote on issues raised by E-Petitions
  To ensure full democracy issues raised by E-Petitions and debated in Parliament should be decided by a free vote. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• abolish e-petitions
  That this site be abolished as a waste of taxpayers money given that Parliament does not trust the public to use the site responsibly and will not act on any petition no matter how many people support it. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scrap e-petitions until we have democratic government
  The successful e-petition demanding a referendum on EU membership was a sham. An undemocratic 3 line whip was used to prevent democracy and will be used again - this whole expensive procedure is a charade. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Whipping
  There should be a free vote in parliamentary debates which result from e-petitions with no "whipping". [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Ban whips when debating e petitions.
  The leaders of the parties should not be allowed to whip the bank benchers when debating e petitions as it is the population of our great nation, the mother of all democracies, who want this DEBATED, without fear, by our DEMOCRATICALLY elected [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Allow free voting for all MPs on e-petition debates
  After the disgrace over the EU vote, the E-petitions has lost all credibility. All MPs should be allowed to vote freely on any vote that comes from a E-Petition [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-petition to scrap e-petitions
  E-petitions allow special interest groups to hijack valuable Commons time for debates that are pointless, time-wasting, or aimed at pushing through policies that are not supported by the elected government of the day and were therefore not voted for [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• MPs must be given free votes on all e-petitions that are debated in parliment
  When a petition gains enough signatures to be debated in parliment, MPs must be allowed a free vote. This right should be given and protected by legislation. Party leaders must be prevented by law from interfering with the public's will by the use of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Abolish ‘Whips’ in Parliament, The UK is not a Dictatorship.
  The use of the 'whip' to prevent OUR MP's voting with their own mind and for their constituents should be abolished immediately. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• ALLOW MP'S FREE VOTE ON E PETITIONS
  If e-petitions are to make the British public, once again, feel apart of politics, then the party leaders and whips should allow free voting on all the e-petitions.Allow MP'S to vote freely!!!!! [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Petition To Stop Stupid Petitions
  Having read through the list of e-petitions, i petition the government to have somebody, well anybody look through and delete the ridiculous ones such as: - free fishing, save city airport, ban bright car lights, stop lorries overtaking on the [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Stop Petitions on the same subjects being Published
  Stop Petitions on the same subjects being Published. Far to many e-petitions are repeated on here. No wonder there are so many. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scrap this site if government are just going to ignore the results
  If these e-petitions are not even going to be debated when they are well over the minimum requirement to be debated what is the point? [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• the same topic
  there are topics of the same e-petitions which have not been rejected those which are the same add the votes together [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Those who submit e-petitions must demonstrate a reasonable grasp of the English language
  Before allowing submission of e-petitions, the Government must ensure that the aim and objectives of the petition are communicated in clear and correct English. It is embarrassing to see the low standards in the English language some people use when [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• 10,000 not 100,000 signatures to be required for e petitions to be discussed
  Lower the amount of signatures need for petitions to be taken seriously ! [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E-Petitions should be open to all BFPO users
  That e-petitions should be open to those who are at BFPO addresses. At the moment the e-petition software rejects anyone who wishes to sign a petition but who is using a BFPO number for their address. This is discriminatory and quite unneccessary. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Get rid of e-petitions
  e-peititions are a complete waste of space [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• For and against e-petitions
  The present form of e-petitions which allows only that people vote for and not against the petition is defective in that it provides no indication of support for the contrary view. It is proposed that e-petitions should allow both types of vote. Not [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Honestly allow the public to file meaningful e petitions
  Actually allow the public to put forward e petitions rather then just give that initial impression. The current method has a listed criteria which ensures the majority of e petitions are rejected. Is this what is called :enabling the people to [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• IDENTIFY AND BRING TO TRIAL ANY PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING THE UK INTO ILLEGAL WAR
  You have sent me the following reply to the epetition I submitted; [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Consolidate e-petitions for the same or similar subject matter
  There are many e-petition duplicates or e-petition who share similar subject matter that should be consolidated. Where an e-petition includes more than more topic, they too could be cross referenced and/or consolidated. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Enable ranking and searching of e-petitions by number of votes
  This e-petition site at the moment makes it difficult to build support for any specific proposals because the search terms usually provide hundreds of possible similar petitions in no particular order. By enabling any search to be ranked by number of [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Backbench Business Committee of MPs should make time to discuss e-petitions
  The Backbench Business Comittee of MPs is currently complaining it does not have time to discuss the TWO e-petitions currently over 100,000 votes. As this is a public website and an attempt to engage the public in Politics it makes a complete mockey [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Actually listen to these e-petitions
  The government has not created and appropriate process or assigned required resources to get e-petitions with over 100,000 signatures to debate as advertised. As revealed in the article featured in 'The Register' [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Bring democracy to the UK - Government must debate the e-petitions
  Bring democracy to the UK - Government must debate the successful e-petitions. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Force Goverment to debate and answer the e-petitions (put into LAW!!)
  As per this article: [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• List e-petitions in order of number of signatures
  assist viewers to relate to most popular proposals by listing existing petitions in order of number of signatures received [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• E - Petitions
  The e-petitions that receive the minimum signatures be automatically given time for open discussion in the House of Commons. Even if it means reducing parliamentary holidays. Attendance for MPs would be mandatory. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1