Change to Threshold Signatures Required for Consideration/Debate

Change to Threshold Signatures Required for Consideration/Debate — 9 signatures. Status: rejected.

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Implement a change to the threshold number of signatures required for parliamentary debates of petitions. Each devolved nation should have a threshold based on their population. For example, a petition relating to Scotland should have a lower threshold than one relating to England.

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The purpose of this petition is to ensure greater democracy for each of the devolved nations and to ensure the voices of the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are heard.

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