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Introduce a requirement for MPs to attend Parliament when the House is sitting

Submitted by Ben Ranner on Friday 21st October 2022

Published on Thursday 27th October 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 27th April 2023

Signatures: 513

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Children ~ FINES ~ Illness ~ note ~ Parliament ~ Parliamentary ~ permission ~ Reasonable ~ Recess ~ Speaker ~ Speaker of the House ~ The Speaker ~ Time

Petition Action

Introduce a requirement for MPs to attend Parliament when the House is sitting

Petition Details

Despite lengthy parliamentary recesses, individual MPs can go on holiday even when the House is sitting.

Additional Information

Children have to attend school in term time, and parents can be penalised for taking them on holiday.

We want similar rules about MPs attending Parliament to be introduced.

MPs to be bound by a requirement which means to be absent from Parliament outside of recess, they must seek permission of the Speaker of the House, with the exception of illness (with either self-certification or doctors note) or constituency business.

There should be fines for MPs that fail to attend Parliament without a valid reason or having sought permission.


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