Petition · past parliament

Allow the English a referendum on Devolution.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

England deserves a devolved parliament much the same as the Scots and the Welsh have had in the past, and the polls indicate 75% of Englishmen and women want the right to self-determination.
http://www.conservativehome.com/thecolumnists/2017/01/alex-morton-may-needs-an-election-soon-and-a-big-win-which-pledging-an-english-parliament-can-deliver-her.html http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/hampshire-county-council-leader-says-it-s-high-time-for-an-english-parliament-1-6022186 https://thecepreview.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/evolution_of_the_uk.pdf http://www.winchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/eventscalendar/Pages/An-English-Parliament-or-English-Independence.aspx https://www.facebook.com/TheNationForAll/photos/p.1857170571234857/1857170571234857/?type=3&theater http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28880657 https://twitter.com/MattanzaMFedora/status/845121776388521992/photo/1

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

6 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
20 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Apr 2017

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