Petition · past parliament
M.P.s should not vote on military action if they could gain financially from it.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The recent vote in Parliament to bomb Syria.
M.P.s can be influenced by financial or, political gain.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure what action you would like to see. The House of Commons already has rules about MPs' financial interests. The full rules are set out in the House of Commons Code of Conduct:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmcode/1076/1076.pdf
If there is a specific change that you would like to be made to the rules, you could start a petition asking for that change.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmcode/1076/1076.pdf
If there is a specific change that you would like to be made to the rules, you could start a petition asking for that change.
Timeline
| 10 Dec 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Dec 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Dec 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.