Petition · past parliament

Begin contempt proceedings against David Davis MP for misleading the house.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following David Davis MP's appearance before the select committee on 6/12/2017, I remain unsatisfied by his explanation for why no impact assessments have been done.
It is my belief that either he was dishonest in his testimony, or he has been willfully negligent in preparing for the negotiations.
14/12/2016 Mr Davis claims to be “in the midst of carrying out about 57 sets of analysis”.
25/6/2017 To the BBC: “...nearly 60 sectoral analyses already done.”
26/10/2017 MPs told analyses in “excruciating detail”.
1/11/2017 Mr Davis told to submit analyses to Parliament. He states it is “not the case” that these analyses “exist”. He has “a range of documents developed ...since the referendum”, but needs “time” to “bring together this information in a way that is accessible”.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

7 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
21 Dec 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Dec 2017

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