Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
We call on the UK Government to introduce a legislation that makes petitions enforceable whenever they gain a high number of signatures. Currently Petitions may be debated in Parliament or receive a gov response but they aren't enforceable. The government must remember that they work for us
Steve Reed
Housing Secretary
Similar motions
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action
Hold referendum if a petition reaches over 650,000 signatures
Reform the petition system: Parliament vote at 1M signatures & referendum at 5M
Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition
Make comment sections on all petitions
Make Government Petitions Legally Binding at a Threshold of Public Signatures
We call on the UK Government to introduce a legislation that makes petitions enforceable whenever they gain a high number of signatures. Currently Petitions may be debated in Parliament or receive a gov response but they aren't enforceable. The government must remember that they work for us
Similar motions
Give More Power to Public Petitions to Force the Government to take Action
Hold referendum if a petition reaches over 650,000 signatures
Reform the petition system: Parliament vote at 1M signatures & referendum at 5M
Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition
Make comment sections on all petitions