Petition · past parliament
Petition for UK Government to reject a Second Scottish Independence referendum
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The second Scottish independence referendum due to be formally requested by Nicola Sturgeon will cost time and money at a time where Minister's and Civil Servants time would be much better utilised in delivering the best possible outcome in Brexit negotiations for the UK as a whole.
In addition - if such a referendum WERE to be granted then all costs, direct and indirect, for both sides of the referendum should be paid wholly by the Scottish Government with no monetary impact on the rest of the UK regardless of referendum outcome.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.