Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Petition · past parliament

Stop filibustering in Parliament; so that MPs cannot block the will of the House

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Too often an individual MP has filibustered to prevent MPs reaching a decision on a Private Members Bills. The practice allows an individual to impede due democratic process, and disprespects the role of Parliament in a modern democracy.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Prevent Ministers and MP's to talk until debate runs out of time.

Timeline

22 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
25 Oct 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Oct 2016

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

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