Petition · past parliament
Abolish the practice of MPs preventing passage of a Private Member's Bill.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Recent private member's bills have been halted by an MP shouting object.This can destroy months of hard work and delay very important reforms. Recent examples were bills in respect of female genital mutilation and "upskirting". The existing procedure is an anachronism and it needs to be stopped
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Feb 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.