On 15 September 2004, the committee issued a call for written evidence on its proposals to amend rule 15.5 of standing orders, on the admissibility of petitions, to ensure that once a petition has been closed, a further petition in the same or similar terms may not be introduced in the same parliamentary session within one year of the date on which the petition was closed.The call for written evidence from individuals and organisations with an interest in the Parliament's public petitions system was intended to assist...