Submitted on Monday 17th August 2020
Rejected on Thursday 3rd September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow the Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to face MP's
We, the undersigned, call upon the Government to allow the Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to answer questions by MP's in a select committee hearing every month for the duration of their term in office
We also wish this to be a legal requirement and that unless a reasonable statement is given why a meeting cannot be held, the Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is found in contempt of Parliament (pending a vote in the Commons) and can be jailed for withholding information
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There are no rules to prevent the Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister from giving evidence to a select committee. We're therefore not exactly sure what you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to do.
In any case, decisions about calling witnesses are matters for individual select committees and not the UK Government or Parliament as a whole.
You could start a new petition asking for contempt of parliament to be made a criminal offence, if that's what you'd like to happen.
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