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Publicise UK government's evidence of Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Also evidence of chemical weapon production or storage facilities controlled or authorised by the Syrian President since 2002 to present day.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
The Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 16 April about the UK's Government's actions in Syria. You can read the statement, and the Prime Minister's answers to questions from MPs, here:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-04-16/debates/92610F86-2B91-4105-AE8B-78D018453D1B/Syria
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The Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 16 April about the UK's Government's actions in Syria. You can read the statement, and the Prime Minister's answers to questions from MPs, here:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-04-16/debates/92610F86-2B91-4105-AE8B-78D018453D1B/Syria
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 14 Apr 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Apr 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.