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.

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.