Rejected petition Prevent Private Members bills being "Talked out" before a vote is reached

Private Members Bills are rare and usually represents something in the interests of people across the country, without any particular political bias. It is morally wrong that it can then be destroyed without reaching a vote, simply by a member of parliament "Talking out" the allotted time

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shameless-tory-philip-davies-drones-6735548
https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/alan-taman/tories-filibuster-to-stall-labour's-nhs-bill
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2013/07/labours-filibuster-on-the-eu-referendum-bill-cheers-tory-hearts/
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2014/11/tory-backbenchers-talk-out-revenge-evictions-bill/

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Date submitted 2 November 2015
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