The Petitions Committee decided not to debate this petition

The Petitions Committee decided not to schedule a debate on this petition. In making decisions about which petitions should be debated, the Committee takes into account whether the subject has recently been debated by the House of Commons.



The subject of junior doctors’ contracts, including weekend working, was covered in a debate on e-petition 121262, relating to contract negotiations with the BMA. This debate was scheduled by the Petitions Committee on 21 March 2016.

You can watch the debate here: http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/641c6fb7-a2a0-47e0-8b10-e3c99e765c2b

You can read the transcript here: http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-03-21/debates/16032112000001/BMA(ContractNegotiations)

There have also been several debates and statements in the House of Commons about junior doctors’ contracts in recent months. Most recently, the Secretary of State for Health made a statement on 5 September 2016 about proposed industrial action by junior doctors, during which the issue of doctors’ pay for Saturday working was raised.

You can watch the statement here: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/1aabe153-edf0-49eb-b986-35b025570b4d?in=18:26:22

You can read the transcript here: http://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-09-05/debates/16090515000001/JuniorDoctorsIndustrialAction

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