Petition · past parliament
Prevent Ministers and MP's to talk until debate runs out of time.
Closed
281 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government to impose a time restriction on Ministers and MP's to talk in Private Members Bills debates in line with the time given to debate. The current system gives members the opportunity to talk until time runs out, shelving the debate. This is not democratic and discredits the system.
The current system allows for Ministers and Members of Parliament to be able to talk out Private Members Bills when they know they are running out of time. Placing time restrictions on Members of Parliament and Ministers in attendance of the debate in relation to the time that can be given to a debate (minimum or maximum) to stop shelving Bills. Bills should be voted on in Parliament whether they progress to the next stage or refused without a third option, to talk out a debate.
Timeline
| 25 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Apr 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
281
Status
Closed
Opened
25 Oct 2016
Closed
25 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.