Petition · past parliament

The government to honour the £350m a week promised in Referendum to the NHS.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like to see the government do what is right and pay what was promised by the current Prime Minister in the Leave campaign. The promise comprised of, saving £350 million a week paid to the EU and to be spent on the NHS instead (on top of the current budget).
It was part of the 'Leave' campaign and many people voted for it, because this undertaking was made.

Why it was rejected

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

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The Government should significantly increase NHS funding in real terms

You may be interested to know that the Government has introduced a new law that will increase funding for the NHS by £33.9 billion a year (in cash terms) by 2023/24. You can find out more here: https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2019-21/nhsfunding.html

Timeline

2 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jan 2021

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