Rejected petition Ban removal of free vote on debates raised by the public through Government e-petition

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An MP who takes part in a debate about a motion raised by the Backbench Business Committee in accordance with an e-petition gaining one hundred thousand or more votes on the Governmental e-petition website must be free to vote with out undue pressure from another MP or party to ensure the voice of the people is debated properly and fairly.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Whipping is a matter for political parties and not HM Government.

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

Date submitted 24 October 2011
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