E-petition debate relating to the state pension - 12th December 2022

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on a petition relating to the state pension. Marsha De Cordova MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond. Read the petition: Read House of Commons Library research on this issue: Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: What are petitions debates? Petitions 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 don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the state pension at the end of the debate. Stay up-to-date Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: