Petition · past parliament

To withhold the funding to abstentionist MPs and their parties.

Closed 193 signatures

What the petition asks

We the British taxpayer demand that the government stop all parliamentary funding to those abstentionist MPs and their parties, who refuse to take their seats in the House of Commons, and the saved moneys be redirected to the NHS budget for better use.

Timeline

28 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 193
Status Closed
Opened 28 Mar 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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