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.