Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 6 September 2016
9 September 2016
This week's decisions included scheduling a debate on e-petitions relating to the UK's exit from the EU, and deciding to investigate a petition relating to driven grouse shooting.
The Committee considered all e-petitions which had reached over 100,000 signatures, and those over 10,000 signatures which had received a government response, by Friday 2 September 2016.
Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 13 September 2016.
Petition debates
The Petitions Committee decided to schedule a debate on this petition and other petitions relating to the UK's exit from the EU. The debate will take place on 17 October 2016 at 4.30pm in Westminster Hall, the second debating chamber of the House of Commons. The debate will be opened by Paul Scully MP, a member of the Petitions Committee.
The following other petitions relating to the UK's exit from the EU will be included in this debate:
- Repeal the 1972 European Communities Act immediately on EU Referendum OUT vote
- The 23 June should be designated as Independence Day, and celebrated annually
- Not to allow freedom of movement as part of any deal with the EU after Brexit
- Ask the Government not to invoke article 50 of the Lisbon treaty
- Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union
The Committee agreed to schedule a debate on this petition.
Before setting a date for the debate, the Committee would like the House of Commons to have the chance to hear evidence on this issue. This will help to inform MPs taking part in the House of Commons debate. More details about this will be announced in due course.
The Petitions Committee agreed to schedule a debate on this petition. Before setting a date for the debate, the Committee would like to find out more information. This will help to inform MPs taking part in the House of Commons debate. More details about this will be announced in due course.
The Petitions Committee decided not to schedule a debate on this petition. It noted that the underlying issue of this petition, junior doctors' contracts, had already been debated by MPs in a debate on e-petition 121262, relating to contract negotiations with the BMA.
It also noted that there have been several debates and statements in the House of Commons about junior doctors' contracts in recent months. Most recently, the Secretary of State for Health made a statement on 5 September 2016 about proposed industrial action by junior doctors, during which the issue of doctors' pay for Saturday working was raised.
Petitions with over 10,000 signatures which received a government response
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The Committee agreed to write to the Government to seek a clearer answer for petitioners about what will happen once the current stroke strategy comes to an end in 2017.
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