Petition · past parliament
Stop the jeering, hollering and unnecessary noise during Parliamentary debates.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Overdramatic mockery of MPs, along with miscellenous catcalls and unintelligible shouting are immature behaviours that erode public faith in the maturity of members of the house, belie the hard work these members do for the country, and waste precious debating time in a publicly observable forum.
The most high-profile recent example of this can be found when MPs co-opted a football chant to insult the leader of the opposition:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/22/jeremy-corbyn-heckle-eu-tory-mps_n_9291642.html
However, this issue extends far beyond a single party and into general practice for MPs. PMQs is a weekly display of such behaviour; a fact that is particularly galling as PMQs is also the main showcase for Government and Opposition achievements, arguments and ideas.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/22/jeremy-corbyn-heckle-eu-tory-mps_n_9291642.html
However, this issue extends far beyond a single party and into general practice for MPs. PMQs is a weekly display of such behaviour; a fact that is particularly galling as PMQs is also the main showcase for Government and Opposition achievements, arguments and ideas.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Feb 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.