Petition · past parliament

Consumers should not be forced to do business with private companies.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Government must ensure that fair and equal standards of competition are upheld if the land registry is sold.
Consumers cannot be forced, by law, to deal with any private company should they not wish to.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

25 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.