dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dᵻbˈeɪt, æt fˈaɪv.θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv pˌiːˈɛm ɹˈɪtʃɚd hˈæɹɪŋtən, ðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ˌɛmpˈiː fɔːɹ wˈɑːtfɚd, mˈɛnʃənd ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kˈaʊntɚɹ ˈiːpətˈɪʃən: "haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv mˈʊzlɪm fˈoːɹəm, moʊhˈæmɪd ˈæmɪn, hæd ɐ kˈaʊntɚpətˈɪʃən kˈɔːld pɹətˈɛkt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs slˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd ˌiːjˈuː, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɹᵻsˈiːvd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚz.
During the debate, at 5.35pm Richard Harrington, the Conservative MP for Watford, mentioned that there was a counter e-petition: "However, the chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum, Mohammed Amin, had a counter-petition called 'Protect religious slaughter in the UK and EU', which has received 125,000 signatures.