Politicians to answer direct questions with yes/no answer before explaining why

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

When politicians are asked direct questions, capable of being answered with a yes/no or when specifically asked by their questioner for a yes/no answer, one is not given. They merely avoid it by padding the question with basic information formulated to look like a response. This must stop. Now!

David Cameron was asked directly during the bbcqt special debate if, during his time in office Turkey was offered eu membership would he use his veto to prevent them joining. He was asked for a yes/no answer but did not give one. If he was so confident in this matter that he felt he could state they would not joing until the year 3000 this should have been a simple, sharp yes. Instead he avioded an answer. I believe politics would be far more open to the people if direct answers were provided.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Answers to questions are the responsibility of individual politicians, not the Government and Parliament as a whole.

Timeline

25 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jul 2016

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