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Petition · past parliament

Allow Scots to pay for their own prescriptions & education like England does.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Scotland is currently denied being able to pay for their own prescriptions & education like the rest of the country does. Help them to feel unity with Britain by allowing them the same privileges as English people.

Why it was rejected

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

The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx

Timeline

27 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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