{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/49644.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":49644,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"KEEP PLAIN PAACKAGING FOR CIGARETTES IN THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME","background":null,"additional_details":"According to the Sun and other newspapers, the Government looks likely to ditch the proposal for plain packaging of cigarettes.\r\nSpeaking about the forthcoming Queens Speech:\r\n“A Whitehall source told The Sun: \"Plain packaging may or may not be a good idea, but it's nothing to do with the Government's key purpose.\r\n\"The PM is determined to strip down everything we do so we can concentrate all our efforts on voter's essentials. That means growth, immigration and welfare reform.\"\r\n\r\nDon't let the Conservative’s panic over UKIP damage the fight against cancer.\r\nThis petition can help demonstrate that plain packaging IS a voter priority.\r\nThe Government MUST include measures to implement plain packaging for cigarette packs in the forthcoming Queens Speech.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2013-05-04T22:17:06.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:05.559Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:41:23.287Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-04T22:17:06.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Please see: Plain packaging of tobacco like Australia"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}