Petition · past parliament

Stop Government Bailouts.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop the government bailing out financially struggling companies without discussing and getting approval through a vote in the house of commons after debating all the costs and benefits. Spending Public money needs to have more scrutinty.
Carillion in discussion with ministers to receive a public money bailout after taking the company into 1.5 billion debt. This should not happen without a debate in the house of commons.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure whether you'd like all government bailouts to be stopped, or whether you would like a new process for Parliament to specifically approve bailouts.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

14 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Feb 2018

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