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Petition · past parliament · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Allow individuals to present public petitions without the support of an MP

Closed 34 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, many people ask their MPs to present their petition to the House of Commons but MPs can refuse to do so. In such cases, the House of Commons should allow members of the public to present their petitions directly, without the support of an MP.
The Government need to enable members of the public to make direct representations to the House of Commons. There are cases involving matters of life & death, which the public should be able to bring directly to the attention of MPs from across the House.

Timeline

28 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 34
Status Closed
Department Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Opened 28 Jan 2021
Closed 28 Jul 2021

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