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Petitions Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Petitions Committee considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons, engaging the public directly with the work of the House. You can follow the committee on X (formerly Twitter) @HoCpetitions.

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Jamie Stone MP elected as Chair of the Petitions Committee
Jamie Stone MP elected as Chair of the Petitions Committee
9 September 2024
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Nominations open for the Petitions Committee Chair
Nominations open for the Petitions Committee Chair
4 September 2024
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General Election 2024 - Select Committees
Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.
30 May 2024
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Your petitions and the 2024 General Election: FAQs
Your petitions and the 2024 General Election: FAQs
30 May 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 21 May 2024
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 21 May 2024
29 May 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 14 May 2024
Petitions Committee publishes decisions
17 May 2024
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and accessibility to be debated by MPs
MPs to debate Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and accessibility
16 May 2024
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Visa scheme for Palestinians to be debated by MPs
MPs from all parties can take part, and the Government will send a minister to respond
9 May 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 30 April 2024
Petitions Committee publishes Decisions on e-petitions considered on 30 April 2024
1 May 2024
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Petition Campaign of the Year Award: winner announced
Petition Campaign of the Year Award celebrates people who have used petitions to campaign for change
26 April 2024
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Assisted dying petition to be debated by MPs
Petition on assisted dying debated
26 April 2024
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Carer's Allowance to be debated by MPs
On Monday 22 April, MPs will debate a petition relating to Carer’s Allowance
18 April 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 16 April 2024
Committee publishes decisions
18 April 2024
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Call for public inquiry into James Bulger murder case to be debated by MPs
On Monday 25 March, MPs will debate a petition relating to a public inquiry into the James Bulger case
22 March 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 19 March 2024
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 19 March 2024
20 March 2024
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LGBT content in the curriculum to be debated by MPs
On Monday 18 March, MPs debate petitions relating to LGBT content in relationships education
18 March 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 12 March 2024
On 12 March the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures
14 March 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 27 February 2024
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 27 February 2024
7 March 2024
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Prescription charges for people with chronic or long-term health conditions to be debated by MPs
Prescription charges for people with chronic or long-term health conditions to be debated by MPs
6 March 2024
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 20 February 2024
Committee considered e-petitions, received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation
23 February 2024
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