The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on petitions relating to assessments for disability benefits. Elliot Colburn 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 petitions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petiti... https://petition.parliament.uk/petiti... https://petition.parliament.uk/petiti... Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/ 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 don’t 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 can only schedule debates on parliamentary petitions started on petition.parliament.uk Stay up-to-date Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions Thumbnail image ©UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor