Petition · past parliament

To debate a vote a no confidence in Iain Duncan Smith as DWP Minister

Closed 272 signatures

What the petition asks

A leaflet produced by the Department of Work and Pensions contained fabricated quotations from fictitious people supposedly taking about their positive experiences of the welfare system.
The Minister is ultimately responsible - he should also apologise to Parliament and resign his ministerial role.

Timeline

20 Aug 2015 Petition opened for signatures
20 Feb 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 272
Status Closed
Opened 20 Aug 2015
Closed 20 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.