Petition · past parliament

Make Alan Bates a Lord

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Offer Alan Bates a Lord for his outstanding national campaign.
Alan Bates has forced the government to act on the Post Office Horizon scandal. The country is now angry and wants urgent action, which the governmenthas now been forced to take. Post masters and mistresses have been treated disgracefully. We need people like Alan in the Lords.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't accept petitions about honours or appointments. This includes requests for peerages.

You can find out how people are appointed to the House of Lords here: https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/about-lords/lords-appointment/

Timeline

13 Jan 2024 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jan 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Jan 2024

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