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Sanction Jeremy Hunt for misleading Parliament over the cause of weekend deaths

Submitted on Tuesday 16th February 2016

Rejected on Thursday 3rd March 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Sanction Jeremy Hunt for misleading Parliament over the cause of weekend deaths

Petition Details

A leaked paper from the NHS indicates no causal link between the number of doctors working at the weekend and the increased mortality seen at weekends. It concludes that rather than spreading existing numbers thinner many more doctors and other staff will be required costing around £900m per annum

Additional Information

Jeremy Hunt has repeatedly linked doctor numbers working at the weekend directly to increased mortality whilst a document produced by his own officials indicates otherwise.

Seven-day NHS may not cut death rates, say Hunt's own officials
http://gu.com/p/4gmpf?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

He has, therefore, not only misled the public but knowingly misled Parliament and he should be made to account for this in the House with appropriate sanctions


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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Complaints about breaches of the House of Commons Code of Conduct - which would include allegations that an MP has brought the House of Commons into disrepute - are investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, who is independent of Parliament and Government. You can find out more about the Commissioner and her role here:

http://www.parliament.uk/pcs

The conduct of MPs who also serve as Government Ministers is governed by the Ministerial Code (www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-code).

Decisions on whether to begin an inquiry into an alleged breach of the Ministerial Code are a matter for the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister can refer allegations to the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests. If you wish to write to the Prime Minister’s Office, you can do so using the contact form here:

email.number10.gov.uk/

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