Rejected petition Prevent frivolous petitions being raised that waste time in parliament

There has been a number of petitions that have gained media attention and unwarranted popularity resulting in them raising 100,000 signatures and therefore being discussed, this should not be happening.
These frivolous topics should not even reach a parliamentary discussion.

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In particular the petition to ban Donald Trump from visiting the UK, as well as votes of no confidence in various MP's.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear who you would like to decide which petitions are frivolous, or what criteria you think should be used to define a frivolous petition.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly the change you would like to see.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 18 January 2016
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