Petition · past parliament
Rescind plan to stop publicly funded institutions boycotting unethical companies
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Under a new government plan all publicly funded institutions will lose the freedom to refuse to buy goods and services from companies involved in the arms trade, fossil fuels, tobacco products or Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
This is an unacceptable attack on local democracy.
This is an unacceptable attack on local democracy.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Feb 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.