Petition · past parliament
Introduce a rule to prevent the trading of insults and irrelevant remarks at PMQ
Closed
22 signatures
What the petition asks
The Prime Minister as an elected public official and head of the UK government, responsible for the policy and decisions of the government should not be using PMQ as an opportunity to trade insults and to make irrelevant remarks that do not relate to questions posed.
In recent months responses, quality of debate and the PM's behaviour at PMQ has reached a level that is now unacceptable, as it condones behaviour that would not be accepted in other spheres of society or workplace. The House of Parliament is a working environment, in which MPs of all parties are paid by UK tax payers to govern and formulate policies to benefit society, therefore it is right and proper that questions asked at PMQ are answered in a respectful manner.
Timeline
| 6 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
22
Status
Closed
Opened
6 May 2016
Closed
6 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.