Four petitions to be handed to Dutch MPs this Tuesday: from airport scrapping to breaking abuse taboos
On Tuesday, March 31, Dutch citizens and organizations will present four petitions to MPs, addressing critical issues like Lelystad Airport’s future, plant-based product labeling, government transparency, and child sexual abuse. These petitions offer a direct way for the public to influence political decisions.
| Time | Petition Title | Organization/Group | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:15 PM | Scrap Lelystad Airport | Greenpeace Netherlands, local residents | Infrastructure and Water Management |
| 1:30 PM | Scrap this law (meat names for plant-based products) | ProVeg Netherlands | Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
| 1:30 PM | Research report on WOO request handling | Open State Foundation | Interior Affairs |
| 1:30 PM | Break the taboo surrounding child sexual abuse | (Not specified) | Justice and Security |
The House of Representatives plays a key role in democratic participation by allowing citizens and organizations to submit petitions. These petitions help shape parliamentary debates and policy priorities by highlighting public concerns directly to MPs.
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MPs to receive petitions on Tuesday, March 31
On Tuesday, March 31, as in every parliamentary week, the committees of the House of Representatives will receive a number of petitions. Citizens and organizations wishing to make their views known will come to the House of Representatives building to present them in the form of a petition submission. This time, MPs will receive four petitions.
The petition submission will take place between 1:15 PM and 2:00 PM in the central hall of the House of Representatives, the Statenpassage. The citizens and organizations will present the petitions to various committees. MPs from those committees will come to the Statenpassage to receive the petitions.
Petitions on Tuesday, March 31
- 1:15 PM: Petition 'Scrap Lelystad Airport' by Greenpeace Netherlands and local residents to the Infrastructure and Water Management Committee;
- 1:30 PM: Petition 'Scrap this law' on meat names for plant-based products by ProVeg Netherlands to the Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature Committee;
- 1:30 PM: Submission of research report on the handling of WOO requests by Open State Foundation, on behalf of the Institute for Social Innovation, to the Interior Affairs Committee;
- 1:30 PM: Petition to break the taboo surrounding child sexual abuse to the Justice and Security Committee.
What is a petition?
A petition is a way for citizens and organizations to make their voices heard. The petition may, for example, concern government plans with which the petitioners disagree, or a topic they believe is not receiving enough attention in Parliament.
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In addition to voting in elections, there are other ways for citizens to influence politics; the petition is one of them. Read more on How the House works.