MP Justin Tomlinson to be sacked for showing Wonga parliamentary documents.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

MP Justin Tomlinson breached parliamentary rules by leaking a committee report to Wonga.

According to the BBC:
"He gave a confidential draft report on regulating consumer credit to a Wonga employee, who replied with comments and suggested amendments to the report."

"The PAC investigated the matter and, in a report, said Mr Tomlinson's actions "represented a substantial interference with the work of the committee"."

BBC report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-34591534

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can’t accept petitions about appointments, which includes petitions calling for individuals to be sacked.

As you know, the Public Accounts Committee has published a report on this matter, which you can read here:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmpubacc/539/539.pdf

You will see from this report that this matter has now been placed before the Committee of Privileges. You can find out more about the Committee of Privileges on its website:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/privileges/

Timeline

23 Oct 2015	Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Nov 2015

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