Petition · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Introduce standing orders giving equal time at PMQs to opposition party leaders

Closed 254 signatures

What the petition asks

We petition the House of Commons to introduce standing orders governing Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) to ensure that the number of questions allocated to party leaders are shared equally among the leaders of all recognised opposition parties in the House of Commons, including smaller parties.
All non-Government parties in the Commons constitute the collective opposition, and we think their leaders should all receive an equal number of questions and time in which to ask them.

Timeline

4 Dec 2025 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jun 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 254
Status Closed
Department Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Opened 4 Dec 2025
Closed 4 Jun 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 7 Aug 2026.