Submitted on Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 8th May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Formally test new MPs to ensure they have a skill set appropriate for the job.
Amidst the current parliamentary chaos, we are deeply concerned
about the lack of expertise exhibited by some of our MPs.
In other areas of life, people's skills and aptitudes are assessed
before they are given responsible jobs.
Should we not expect the same of our parliamentarians?
Our concern regarding the lack of expertise of MPs is reinforced by
this comment by Heidi Allen in The Independent (22nd Feb 2019):
“I assumed from the outside that everything would be, you know, a big team, the sharpest minds, the best people in the business. The health secretary or the defence secretary or whoever it might be would, of course, be the expert in that field. And I was just shocked when I got there about how it’s really not like that. And guess what, they give you bits of paper with helpful things to say written on them. I found that utterly staggering."
A nation of 66 million people deserves a legislature staffed with
appropriately-qualified, well-informed and experienced individuals.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because MPs are elected by their constituents, not employed by the UK Government or Parliament. Political parties could introduce tests for prospective parliamentary candidates, but that would be their responsibility and not that of the UK Government or Parliament.
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