My submission
Introduce laws to encourage the formation and success of new political parties
Responsible department: Cabinet Office
Parliament should imaginatively promote democracy by using the law to encourage the formation and success of new parties. It should seek to ensure that this decade is one in which we see the election in large numbers of people who represent alternative opinion from the existing political parties. This need not be done by a change in the electoral system. We have already had a referendum on that matter. But to enhance democracy it should be pursued by all other possible means.
The rejection
This e-petition has been rejected with the following reason given:
E-petitions cannot be used to request action on issues that are outside the responsibility of the government. This includes:
- party political material
- commercial endorsements including the promotion of any product, service or publication
- issues that are dealt with by devolved bodies, eg The Scottish Parliament
- correspondence on personal issues
Introduce laws to encourage the formation and success of new political parties
Responsible department: Cabinet Office
Parliament should imaginatively promote democracy by using the law to encourage the formation and success of new parties. It should seek to ensure that this decade is one in which we see the election in large numbers of people who represent alternative opinion from the existing political parties. This need not be done by a change in the electoral system. We have already had a referendum on that matter. But to enhance democracy it should be pursued by all other possible means.
The rejection
This e-petition has been rejected with the following reason given:
E-petitions cannot be used to request action on issues that are outside the responsibility of the government. This includes:
- party political material
- commercial endorsements including the promotion of any product, service or publication
- issues that are dealt with by devolved bodies, eg The Scottish Parliament
- correspondence on personal issues
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