Behind the Scenes of the Petitions Committee

Get a behind-the-scenes of the Petitions Committee

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/behind-the-scenes/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/behind-the-scenes/
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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Online petitions, Petitions Committee, Petition, European Parliament Committee on Petitions, Brexit, Politics and technology, Politics, Articles, UK Parliament petitions website, E-petitioner
Summary
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  • The Petitions Committee celebrates its fourth birthday, and gives BBC journalist Jon Kelly a behind-the-scenes view of petitioning Parliament
    Earlier this month, the House of Commons Petitions Committee and the UK Parliament and Government petitions site celebrated their fourth birthday.
  • Thousands of petitions and millions of signatures have been added to the site since then.
  • The Petitions Committee has scheduled more than 130 debates and published over 800 Government responses to petitions.
  • BBC journalist Jon Kelly spent time with petitioners, as well as with the Petitions Committee and the staff of the Committee, to get a behind-the-scenes view of how petitioning Parliament works and how it can make a difference.
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