The petition presentation will take place between 1:15 PM and 2:00 PM in the central hall of the House of Representatives, the Statenpassage. Citizens and organizations will present the petitions to various committees. Members of Parliament from those committees will come to the Statenpassage to receive the petitions.
Petitions on Tuesday, June 3:
- 1:15 PM: petition regarding the accountability of the collection and spending of tax money on behalf of the Taxpayers Association to the Committee on National Expenditures;
- 1:15 PM: petition regarding children with autism/ADHD to the Committee on Health, Welfare, and Sport;
- 1:15 PM: petition regarding the issues surrounding the WIA for post-Covid patients on behalf of PostCovidNL and Long Covid Netherlands to the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment;
- 1:30 PM: petition Declaration of Religious Freedom, Association, and Assembly on behalf of the Local Community De Brug from Spijkenisse to the Committee on Justice and Security;
- 1:30 PM: petition Working in Carcinogenic Emissions: the Names and Faces of Workers on behalf of FNV to the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment;
- 1:30 PM: petition Tax the Super Rich on behalf of Oxfam Novib to the Committee on Finance;
- 1:45 PM: petition Give Plants Space: for a Green and Healthy Future on behalf of Plantum to the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature.
What is a Petition?
A petition is a way for citizens and organizations to make their voices heard. The petition can, for example, address government plans that the submitters disagree with or a subject that they believe is receiving too little attention in the House.
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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 at How the House Works.