Petition · past parliament
Stop MPs blocking scheduled debates by making excessively long speeches.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Caroline Lucas tried to introduce the NHS Reinstatement Bill, however backbench MPs used up scheduled time making excessively long speeches on a short bill which had already been debated. This may be viewed as a deliberate attempt to block the bill through undemoocratic methods and should be banned.
This is not the only example of this and it makes a mockery of a system which is meant to be democratic.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.