Rejected petition Free Vote on issues raised by E-Petitions

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To ensure full democracy issues raised by E-Petitions and debated in Parliament should be decided by a free vote.
This should prevent Parties from instructing MP's on how to vote and allow for a proper debate on issues raised.
This would encourage people to take more interest in Politics and feel less disenfranchised.

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 25 October 2011
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