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Petition · past parliament

Have a referendum on Clause 17 of the Trade Bill to protect the NHS.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Host a national referendum on the inclusion of Clause 17 of the Trade Bill which secures protection of the NHS during future trade deals.
The wishes of the British public should be taken into consideration when deciding the future of the NHS. This is arguably far more important to the British public than the In/Out referendum which resulted in Brexit.

Our NHS is sacred and the British public should decide on its availability to be used as a bargaining chip in a trade deal.

Why it was rejected

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

Omit the NHS from any future trade deal with the US
Legislate that the National Health Service cannot be part of any trade deal.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jul 2020

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