Jake Berry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Leader of the House

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jake Berry on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Leader of the House, how many e-Petitions have led to debates being arranged in the House since their introduction.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Since the launch of the Government e-petitions site, 27 petitions have reached the 100 000 signature threshold making them eligible for consideration for debate. The topics of 22 have been the subject of debate in the House of Commons, most as a direct result of the e-petition. Seven of these debates have taken place in Westminster Hall on a Monday afternoon, in the additional time made available specifically for the consideration of e-petitions.

Issues raised in e-petitions which have not reached the 100 000 signature threshold have also been debated regularly in the House.