Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 13 September 2016
12 October 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.
- Role of the Committee
- Working methods of the Committee
- Previous decisions of the Committee
- Petitions Committee
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 9 September 2016.
Petitions which met these criteria after this date will be considered at the Committee's next meeting on Tuesday 11 October 2016.
Petition debates
Following its decision to debate this petition last week, the Committee agreed that the debate would take place on Monday 31 October 2016.
The Committee agreed that it would add this petition to the debate on e-petition 125003 to ban driven grouse shooting.
Following its decision to debate this petition last week, the Committee agreed that the debate would take place on Monday 24 October 2016.
Petitions with over 10,000 signatures which received a government response
The Committee noted the Government response. It also noted the Government's response to a recent debate on this issue during which it was suggested that they were considering some action.
The Committee agreed to write to the Government to seek a clearer answer for petitioners about why the Government does not now think action is necessary.
The Committee noted the Government's response.
Public (paper) petitions with government responses
The following public (paper) petitions received a written response from the Government.
- Bowel cancer screening (presented by Caroline Ansell MP)
- Private rented sector in Dulwich and West Norwood (presented by Helen Hayes MP)
- Dr Keilloh and the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (presented by Rishi Sunak)
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