Tag Archives: e-petition

A debate to ban the sale of Fireworks for the public

Posted on October 31, 2020 by ianchisnall

On occasions, the timing of Parliamentary debates and written responses by the Government seem to be rather weird. Clearly the availability of debates regarding petitions only restarted a couple of weeks ago and so there are a significant number of … Continue reading →

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A major petition that requires a positive Government response

Posted on October 25, 2020 by ianchisnall

On the 15th October Marcus Rashford set out this petition onto the Government e-petition system. That was nearly a week before Parliament held their debate and a vote on the provision of free meals for children on low incomes through … Continue reading →

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Benefits a safety net, not a reward for being good

Posted on August 24, 2011 by ianchisnall

At the time of posting over 219,000 people in the UK have signed an e-petition requesting that the Government withdraws benefits from any of the rioters who have been convicted for offences committed in London in recent weeks. The threshold for the Government to consider … Continue reading →

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