Petitions Committee debates postponed

Following todays announcement that business in Westminster Hall will not take place until further notice, all debates scheduled by the Petitions Committee on petitions that have more than 100,000 signatures have been postponed.

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UK Parliament

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/petitions-committee-debates-postponed-19-21/

Retrieved on:

Monday, March 23, 2020

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Petitions Committee, Online petitions, European Parliament Committee on Petitions, Petition, UK Parliament petitions website

Summary

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Following todays announcement that business in Westminster Hall will not take place until further notice, all debates scheduled by the Petitions Committee on petitions that have more than 100,000 signatures have been postponed.
Once Westminster Hall has reopened, the Petitions Committee will reschedule as many debates as possible.
The Petitions site remains open for people to start and sign petitions.
Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, said:
I know this will be disappointing for everyone who has started or signed a petition thats waiting to be debated.