Rejected petition Challenge the ability of MPs to have the power to sell off public assets.

Rejected on 8 June 2022

The ability to sell off public sector/organisations without public action, a vote or suchlike. To hold all new sector sales till this has been spoken of, or the said action has been made. The ability to create public ownership of organisations/sector will not be questioned, just the ability to sell.

Because under years of conservative rule, a number of profitable projects have been sold off, at an undervalued rate, without the public having a say on these points, we the public who pay for these organisations, who use these organisations, would like a say on how they are ran, and who they are ran by, we want organisations that suit our needs, not the needs of shareholders.

Why was this petition rejected?

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you're concerned about the sale of public assets, but we're not sure exactly what new requirement you'd like to be met before a public asset could be sold.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, we could accept a petition calling for a public consultation or referendum before the sale of any public asset.

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