Rejected petition Force the prime minister to answer questions at PMQ's

To change the ruling to allow the Speaker to compell the Prime Minister to answer opposition questions at PMQ's

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It's clear that MPs and the general public are fed up with the PM's refusal to answer questions put to him at PMQ's and that the Speaker has admitted that he is powerless to make him answer .

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Introduce standards for answers to PMQs to be enforced by the Speaker
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762566

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Date submitted 25 March 2026
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