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E-PETITIONS
FIRST REPORT OF SESSION 2007-08 - REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES, ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE |
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0215514475 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780215514479 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
6 April, 2008 |
| Series: |
HC Session 2007-08, 136 |
| Pages: |
128 |
| Synopsis: |
Historically, it has been seen as the right of every commoner to prepare and present petitions to the House of Commons in case of grievance and the House to receive and respond to them. This report, "e-Petitions (HC 136)", follows on from the Committee's May 2007 report "Public Petitions and Early Day Motions (HC 513)" (ISBN 9780215034168). In that report, and in the Government response to it, support was expressed in principle for an e-petitioning system for the House of Commons.The suggested scheme would retain the direct involvement of constituency Members of Parliament in the petition procedure.It is proposed that: e-petitions are submitted via the Parliamentary website; if they comply with the House's rules, the petitioner's constituency MP will be asked to act as facilitator; the e-petition is then posted on the website for a set period, allowing others to add their name if they wish; at the end of the set period, it is closed; it is then presented to the House; petitioners and signatories may opt in to receive updates; e-petitions will be printed in Hansard and sent to select committees and may be considered by them; the Government will normally be expected to reply within two months; and, on three occasions each year, certain e-petitions will be debated by the House of Commons in Westminster Hall.The Committee acknowledges that setting up an e-petitions scheme is not without risks. Its successful implementation will require new ways of working and novel forms of governance.However, e-petitioning is also seen as having the potential to open up proceedings and make a major contribution to the House's strategic objective to 'make itself more accessible, to make it easier for people to understand the work of the Parliament and do more to communicate its activity to the general public'. |
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UK |
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Stationery Office Books |
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Non-returnable |
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