Submitted on Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Rejected on Friday 12th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Restore the hybrid Commons with remote voting so all MPs can represent voters.
I want the Government to work with Parliamentary authorities to restore and develop further the hybrid system - some MPs present in the chamber and others participating via the internet, and electronic voting. Within a few short weeks, this was starting to work well in these very difficult times.
A significant number of MPs are shielding, because of their age or underlying health conditions, or their constituencies are long distances from Westminster. Therefore the current system is profoundly undemocratic, because it prevents those MPs from doing their job, which is to represent their constituents in the Commons, whether by speaking, asking questions or voting.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
The virtual parliament must remain in place whilst social distancing exists: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321924
Keep virtual parliament options for MPs who are shielding or isolating: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323109
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