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Are e-petitions admissible in Parliamentary Business

Submitted on Friday 5th August 2011

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Are e-petitions admissible in Parliamentary Business

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I would like the Government to outline more clearly what the requirements for a petition to be admissible in Parliamentary Business are, as well as whether they should be included in Parliamentary Business at all.

Simply saying '100,000 votes means it may get discussed' results in the ability for petitions to be dismissed at will.

Having no qualifying statements other than number of signatures also encourages an environment of 'he who shouts loudest for longest is correct'.

While I realise it is difficult to do this without limiting what would constitute a 'valid' petition, but currently there are no guidelines or examples of petitions which would stimulate a debate about a topic, rather than lobbying for a very specific change.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The issues raised a matter for the Backbench Business Committee of the House of Commons. More details for the Committee can be found on the www.parliament.uk website.

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