UK Government & Parliament e-petitions relating to leaving the European Union STILL OPEN - View, sign and read the Government response to the petitions:
a) 241584
Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
(Andrea Leadsom said
'Clear case for taking action' if BrExit petition gets 17.4 million signatures.)
b) 235138
Hold a second referendum on EU membership
c) 243319
Parliament must honour the Referendum result. Leave deal or no deal 29/03/19
James Gray - Chair
Catherine McKinnell MP (Newcastle upon Tyne North, Labour)
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab)
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab)
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD)
Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North) (Lab)
Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)
Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab)
Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire) (Ind)
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
Mr Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Ind)
Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)
Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet) (Con)
Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op)
Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab)
Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Ind)
Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)
Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP)
Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Ind)
Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
Sandy Martin (Ipswich) (Lab)
Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate) (Lab)
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Ind)
Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (Lab)
Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)
Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
Chris Heaton-Harris - The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The Committee decided to have a single debate on three petitions relating to leaving the EU that had reached 100,000 signatures. It wanted to ensure they were debated as soon as possible, so they would be less likely to be overtaken by events.
The petition to “Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU” is the most signed petition ever received on the House of Commons and Government petitions site.
Why are these petitions being debated? The Petitions Committee has the power to schedule debates on e-petitions in the House of Commons Second Chamber, Westminster Hall.
In deciding which petitions should be debated, it takes into account how many people have signed the petition, the topicality of the issue raised, whether the issue has recently been debated in Parliament, and the breadth of interest among MPs.
What will the petition debate achieve? Debates on petitions in Westminster Hall are general debates about the issues raised by the petition.
MPs can discuss the petition and, if they wish, ask questions about the Government’s position on the issue or press the Government to take action.
A Government Minister takes part in the debate and answers the points raised.
These debates help to raise the profile of a campaign and could influence decision-making in Government and Parliament.
Petition debates in Westminster Hall cannot directly change the law or result in a vote to implement the request of the petition.
Creating new laws, or changing existing ones, can only be done through the parliamentary legislative process which involves a number of debates, and detailed consideration of the law in draft, in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
This process is normally started by the Government, although there are some ways in which individual MPs or members of the House of Lords who are not in the Government (known as "backbenchers") can ask Parliament to consider new laws.
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