Submitted on Sunday 8th September 2019
Rejected on Friday 13th September 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
To be more inclusive introduce jazz hands in Parliament instead of clapping.
People with PTSD are being excluded from listening to debates in Parliament since MPs decided to start clapping after speeches. To be more inclusive for those with PTSD and other noise related conditions, Parliament should introduce jazz hands instead.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Order in the Chamber is a matter for the Speaker and not Parliament or Government as a whole.
You might be interested to know that clapping is already not considered in order in the House of Commons. You can find out more here:
erskinemay.parliament.uk/section/4888/silence-clapping-cries-of-hear-hear-etc/
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