Committee news

The Gordon Petition and Riots
This month, Professor Mark Knights looks at the Gordon Petition and the Gordon Riots
20 September 2019

Debate: proroguing Parliament
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on proroguing Parliament
4 September 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 16 July 2019
View the decisions of the Petitions Committee taken on 16 July 2019
3 September 2019

Sir Thomas Felton and the first petition addressed to the Commons
This month, Dr Gwilym Dodd looks at the first petition addressed to the Commons
27 August 2019

Behind the Scenes of the Petitions Committee
Get a behind-the-scenes of the Petitions Committee
30 July 2019

Petitions and the Corn Laws
This month, Dr Katie Carpenter looks at petitions and the Corn Laws
26 July 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 9 July 2019
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18 July 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 2 July 2019
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18 July 2019

Debate: the NHS in future trade deals
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on the NHS and future trade deals
17 July 2019

Debate: dangerous driving
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on dangerous driving
4 July 2019

Growing the political nation: Petitioning in the eighteenth century
This month, Dr Philip Loft looks at petitioning in the eighteenth century
25 June 2019

Debate: the BBC
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on three petitions about the BBC
22 June 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 25 June 2019
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21 June 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 18 June 2019
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21 June 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 11 June 2019
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19 June 2019

Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 4 June 2019
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19 June 2019

Debate: unsustainable packaging
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on unsustainable packaging
18 June 2019

Debate: identification of pets
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on the identification of pets
12 June 2019

Debate: drugs for cystic fibrosis
Petitions Committee schedules Westminster Hall debate on drugs for cystic fibrosis
6 June 2019

The Kentish Petition of 1701
This month, Dr Paul Seaward explains the background to the Kentish Petition of 1701, a famous case in which politicians argued over whether people had a right to petition Parliament.
31 May 2019