Submitted on Thursday 13th June 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 16th July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Prevent MP's with links to private healthcare from having influence over the NHS
The NHS is becoming more privatised by the day and it's future is at risk from MP's who have a vested interest in private health companies. If we want to avoid the insurance based system that has caused so much suffering in America we have to act now.
This petition proposes that whoever wins the conservative leadership election must pledge to protect the NHS.
It also proposes installing legislation that would prevent MP's with links to private healthcare from holding the office of Health Secretary or Shadow Health Secretary. This legislation should also insist all newly elected MP's to disclose any ties to private health providers or undergo a public enquiry into their finances.
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:
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure what you mean by "having influence over the NHS" and the range of actions this would entail.
In any case, all MPs are already required to declare their financial interests. Investigating whether MPs have broken their Code of Conduct, which includes requiring them to register and declare financial interests and to avoid conflicts of interest, is the responsibility of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, not the UK Parliament and Government as a whole.
You can find out more about the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards here:
www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/
You can find the Code of Conduct for the House of Commons here:
www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/code-of-conduct-and-rules-of-the-house/
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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