Petition · past parliament

Minimum level of service bill should cover MPs to prevent behaviour like Dorries

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The public should not be funding MPs who are not prepared to do their job. The government are keen to force other workers to do their jobs during industrial disputes, they should lead by example
There should be a minimum number of surgeries conducted and a number of votes attended each month, or the MP should have their seat removed and a by election called

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Make MPs who are absent from their constituency and Parliament subject to recall

Timeline

25 Aug 2023 Petition opened for signatures
30 Aug 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Aug 2023

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