Petition · past parliament
Antibiotic Resistance will kill millions. UK Gov to spend at least £2bn per year
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
In a few years resistant bacteria will kill more people than any terrorist and will kill as randomly, no one will be safe. Parliament should vote to increase support for research into the development of antibiotics to at least 5% of the defence budget (I.E. around £2 billion per annum).
Timeline
| 12 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Jul 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Opened
12 Jan 2016
Closed
12 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.