E petition debate relating to the International Health Regulations 2005 Monday 18 December

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on a petition relating to the International Health Regulations 2005 Cat Smith MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee, has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond. Read the petitions: Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: What are petition debates Petition debates are general debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers. Petition debates dont end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petitions at the end of the debate. The Petitions Committee only schedules debates on petitions started on Stay uptodate Follow the Committee on Twitter for realtime updates on its work: Thumbnail image UK Parliament, Jessica Taylor