Petition · past parliament
Prevent government censorship of scientific reaserch
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Recently, The Guardian published an article on how "many British scientists will soon be blocked from speaking out on key issues affecting the UK – from climate change to embryo research and from animal experiments to flood defences." This has already happened in Canada, and is not right.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/17/britains-scientists-must-not-be-gagged
http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/state-funded-british-scientists-may-soon-be-unable-speak-freely-about-their-research
http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/state-funded-british-scientists-may-soon-be-unable-speak-freely-about-their-research
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 20 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Apr 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.