Petition · past parliament
Hold Michael Fallon MP to account: Licensing Arms sales to KSA for use in Yemen
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The government has known for many months that Saudi Arabia are involved in genocide in Yemen and are deliberately bombing civilians. The MOD licence weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. It is illegal under International Law to do this where it is suspected that these weapons are being used on civilians
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to contain a clear request for action from the UK Government or Parliament.
There is already an open petition calling for the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia tob e stopped:
Stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
There is already an open petition calling for the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia tob e stopped:
Stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
Timeline
| 22 Dec 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Dec 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Dec 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.