MPs debated e-petition relating to ending the conflict in Palestine
1 December 2014
On Monday 1 December, MPs debated an e-petition relating to ending the conflict in Palestine. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
The debate was opened by Graham M. Morris, Labour MP for Easington. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Tobias Ellwood, responded on behalf of the Government.
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E-petition
This debate relates to the e-petition on ending the conflict in Palestine.
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.