Petition · past parliament
Address the hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Supply adequate funding for change and reform of services.
Clear waiting lists by outsourcing to mainland UK
Clear waiting lists by outsourcing to mainland UK
As the main funding Stormont receives is from Westminster.
Budgets need to be looked at to secure funding needed
1 in 3 people are living life on a list in NI
Budgets need to be looked at to secure funding needed
1 in 3 people are living life on a list in NI
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.
If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.
You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/
You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland
If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.
You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/
You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland
Timeline
| 30 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.