{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/69757.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":69757,"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":"A UK Federal Structure - English Regions","background":null,"additional_details":"The Reasoning:\r\nIn light of further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament during its referendum campaign, we wish to petition HM Government and Parliament itself to introduce a federal structure of power in line to those present in the Welsh Assembly and/or the Scottish Parliament.\r\n\r\nThe Want:\r\nThese will take the form of an equal structure and power structure to the already devolved legislatures. We do not believe in a single English Parliament that may dilute sovereignty from that of the UK-wide Parliament at Westminster. This could see some form of regional federal powers that take into account economical and political realities (e.g. the North or Northern cities/the South-West).\r\n\r\nThe Ask:\r\nGovernment to introduce and conduct consultation on the matter of a UK federal structure including that of regional English devolution simultaneous to further powers being given to the Scottish Parliament.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2014-09-19T12:38:03.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:14.995Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:45:12.143Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-09-19T12:38:03.000Z","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":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}