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Petition · past parliament

Stop the use of filibustering by MPs to quash a motion in Parliament.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Recently, MPs debated the motion to ban the use of unpaid internships. Business Minister Margot James talked out the proposals in a 25-minute speech, followed by Tory David Nuttall who spoke for 67 minutes and Tory Philip Davies who spoke for 66 minutes.

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

5 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Nov 2016

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