Petition · past parliament
When a petition gets 100,000 signatures, it MUST be debated in Parliament
Closed
334 signatures
What the petition asks
This website is a great idea, getting the people to speak up on the issues that matter to them, however, when those petitions are ignored or given a token reply, it becomes a farce.
To engage with the electorate, any petition with sufficient signatures should be debated, not considered for debate
To engage with the electorate, any petition with sufficient signatures should be debated, not considered for debate
The most recent example is the petition about sacking Jeremy Hunt, many people signed it and yet the reply did not address the issue at all. This is simply not good enough.
Timeline
| 27 Jul 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jan 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
334
Status
Closed
Opened
27 Jul 2015
Closed
27 Jan 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.