Stop the badger cull

Closed 304,255 signatures

Government response · 13 October 2012

This e-petition has now passed the threshold of 100 000 signatures.

The Leader of the House of Commons has written to the Backbench Business Committee, who are responsible for the scheduling of debates on e-petitions, informing them that the petition has reached 100 000 signatures.

The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly to hear representations from MPs for debates in backbench time. The Committee can consider any subject for debate, including those raised in e-petitions, but an MP must make the case for their consideration. More information about the Committee is available on its website http://www.parliament.uk/bbcom

A futher response from the Government on this e-petition will be published in due course.

Timeline

7 Sep 2012	Petition opened for signatures
13 Sep 2012	Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
13 Oct 2012	Government responded
6 Nov 2012	Passed 100,000 signatures, qualifying for a parliamentary debate
7 Sep 2013	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 304,255

Status Closed

Opened 7 Sep 2012

Closed 7 Sep 2013

Response 13 Oct 2012

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