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<p>Since the launch of the Government e-petitions site, 27 petitions have reached
the 100 000 signature threshold making them eligible for consideration for debate.
The topics of 22 have been the subject of debate in the House of Commons, most as
a direct result of the e-petition. Seven of these debates have taken place in Westminster
Hall on a Monday afternoon, in the additional time made available specifically for
the consideration of e-petitions.</p><p>Issues raised in e-petitions which have not
reached the 100 000 signature threshold have also been debated regularly in the House.</p>
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