Submitted on Tuesday 16th April 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 21st May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Debate Petition responses being politically and factually incorrect.
The ability to petition Parliament is important for our democracy. Equally important is that the responses are fact checked by Parliament and are not just a voice for government. Otherwise the system stops working and becomes pointless, regardless of the number of signatures obtained.
There have been several petitions related to brexit, specifically about accountability and procedure, where the response has been factually incorrect. E.g. the use of the words "this government" relating to a previous parliamentary session.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Petitions Committee already considers all government responses to ensure that they meet the standards agreed with the Leader of the House. When responses don’t meet the rules, the Committee can already decide to request a revised response from the government. We're therefore not sure exactly what further action you'd like to see.
The responses to petitions are provided by government departments. You are very welcome to contact them, to let them know your views. You can find their contact details here:
www.gov.uk/government/organisations
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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