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Petitions with 100,000 signatures eligible for debate in Parliament

We will ensure that any petition that secures 100,000 signatures will be eligible for formal debate in Parliament. The petition with the most signatures will enable members of the public to table a bill eligible to be voted on in Parliament.

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Governance
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24. Political Reform
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Petitions with 100,000 signatures eligible for debate in Parliament
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200 all-postal primaries
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A new ‘public reading stage’ for bills
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A power of recall
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A Referendum Bill on electoral reform
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A referendum on further Welsh devolution
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Commission on the ‘West Lothian question’
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Cut the perks and bureaucracy associated with Parliament
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Enhanced Departmental Boards
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Establish five-year fixed-term Parliaments
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Extra support for would-be politicians with disabilities
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Improve the civil service
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Individual voter registration
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Limit the number of Special Advisers
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Move away from the final-salary pension system for MPs
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Peace, stability and economic prosperity in Northern Ireland
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Power to instigate local referendums on any local issue
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Power to veto excessive council tax increases
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Prevent misuse of Parliamentary privilege
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Publish central government job vacancies online
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Publish details of UK projects receiving over £25,000 of EU funds
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Reform the Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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Review the Fossil Fuel Levy in Scotland
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Stop supplementary business rates plans
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The system of devolution funding
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Wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of PR
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Wright Committee for reform to the House of Commons
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