Petitions/Require MPs to evidence all contributions in Parliament and introduce penalties
StatusClosed
Opened12 Jun 2025
Closes12 Dec 2025
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I think that MPs should be required to substantiate claims/statements made in Parliament. This could help ensure that MPs prioritise evidence based decisions, ensuring integrity and credibility by requiring independent, unbiased, peer-reviewed scientific evidence for all parliamentary contributions.

All Members of Parliament to be mandated to substantiate all claims, speeches, statements, and actions with independent, unbiased, and peer-reviewed evidence from reputable academic sources prior to their contributions. Citing sources for every statement, speech, and action to be mandatory. Penalties for non-compliance: 1st breach - 3 months of suspension from Parliamentary activities, 2nd breach - 6-month suspension, 3rd breach - 1-year suspension.

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Martin McCluskey
1Martin McCluskey MP
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
9
Wendy Chamberlain
2Wendy Chamberlain MP
North East Fife
6
Gregor Poynton
3Gregor Poynton MP
Livingston
5
Brendan O'Hara
4Brendan O'Hara MP
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
4
Kirsteen Sullivan
5Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Bathgate and Linlithgow
4
John Cooper
6John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
4
Gordon McKee
7Gordon McKee MP
Glasgow South
4
Chris Kane
8Chris Kane MP
Stirling and Strathallan
4
Rosie Duffield
9Rosie Duffield MP
Canterbury
3
Mrs Elsie Blundell
10Mrs Elsie Blundell MP
Heywood and Middleton North
3