Petition · past parliament

Urge the UK Government to abandon its plan to merge DfID and the Foreign Office.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

To reconsider the decision announced by the Government that will lead to the merger of these two departments.
I believe that this decision will reduce the UK’s influence in the world and will,potentially, lead to decisions being made fir financial rather than humanitarian reasons.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Reverse the decision to merge DFID with the FCO

Timeline

16 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jul 2020

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