{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/207207.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":207207,"parliament":{"period":"2017-2019","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2019-11-06T00:01:00.000+00:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Call for a vote of no confidence in Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer","background":"Philip Hammond has recently advised that the decline in the UK productivity rate is likely to be linked to the employment of more disabled people. This is extremely disrespectful and offensive to people with disabilities, and is a pathetic excuse for this inept Government's failures.","additional_details":"http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/philip-hammond-uk-productivity-rates-low-because-more-disabled-people-are-in-work_uk_5a281714e4b044d16726b7bd?mmo&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"created_at":"2017-12-06T18:26:34.695Z","updated_at":"2020-02-26T22:35:16.798Z","rejected_at":"2017-12-21T13:37:06.157Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2017-12-06T21:41:12.868Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"honours","details":"We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes calling for Ministers to be sacked or for a vote of no confidence. \r\n\r\nIf you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could start a petition about that.\r\n\r\nWe used to accept petitions that called for a vote of no confidence. However, the Petitions Committee can’t schedule votes of no confidence. This was often frustrating and disappointing for petitioners. Petitions calling for action on policy are more likely to be an effective way of achieving the change you want.\r\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}