Submitted on Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Rejected on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
The Speaker must insist ministers always give relevant answers to MPs' questions
MPs' questions to ministers rarely get relevant answers. The norm now is deflection without any proper replies. This is particularly true of Prime Minister's Questions. If a minister attempts to avoid giving a relevant answer to a question the Speaker should insist that a proper answer is given.
The situation that I have outlined has become an affront to democracy as, if ministers avoid giving relevant answers to legitimate questions, they are not giving the electorate the answers that their MPs are asking on their behalf & that they are entitled to. PMQs in particular has become a mockery of democracy & the accountability of those that rule us.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament as a whole aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Order in the Commons is the responsibility of the Speaker personally, and the Prime Minister is responsible for answers to questions.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.
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