Rejected petition Free Vote for all e-petition debates

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We the undersigned call upon our government to guarantee that all e-petitions which receive over 100,000 votes and are debated in the House of Commons will receive a free vote and will not be subject to a 3 line whip or any other ministerial or party political influence.

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 20 October 2011
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