E-petitions

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 27 June 2013.

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Photo of Simon Wright Simon Wright Liberal Democrat, Norwich South 9:30, 27 June 2013

Under the current system, the MP of a signatory to an e-petition is not made aware that a constituent’s signature has been added. Can reforms to the e-petition system take account of the importance of promoting direct engagement between the signatory and their elected representative?