Petitions

Petitions to Parliament

Anyone can petition Parliament. At 10,000 signatures the government responds; at 100,000 the petition is considered for a debate.

PetitionSignaturesStatus
Require companies to publish wait time on phones, with fines for excessive waits Past parliament 38 No response
Add Afghan special forces and state officials to the ARAP Past parliament 38 No response
Increase the TV Licence fee by £14.50 per annum, in line with past practice Past parliament 38 No response
Ban schools from setting more than seven pieces of homework a week Past parliament 38 No response
Prohibit cannibalism in the UK Past parliament 38 No response
Stop charging extra for monthly direct debit or 6-monthly Car Road Tax Past parliament 38 No response
Legalise Possessing Knives with a Licence Past parliament 38 No response
Ban the captivity of animals in zoos Past parliament 38 No response
Create a Minister of State for Hospitality that attends Cabinet Past parliament 38 No response
Make it a criminal offence not to report a death immediately Past parliament 38 No response
DVLA communications to include a reminder to check updates to the Highway Code Past parliament 38 No response
Require education on Gender Dysphoria in schools and workplaces Past parliament 38 No response
Change procedure to require MPs to formally record reasons for abstention Past parliament 38 No response
Give victims of crime the right to appeal court decisions Past parliament 38 No response
Stop Engine Idling: Introduce Stronger Penalties with License Points Past parliament 38 No response
Invest in research and projects to break down plastics with fungi Past parliament 38 No response
End the Help to Buy scheme and increase funding for new social housing Past parliament 38 No response
Ban schools from requiring students to take Religious Education GCSE Past parliament 38 No response
Fund starter packs for girls in primary school for their first period Past parliament 38 No response
End age discrimination in Universal Credit housing cost entitlements Past parliament 38 No response
Extend Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay to Special Guardians Past parliament 38 No response
Action Against Supermarkets to Donate 'Waste' Food To Food Banks and Charities. Past parliament 38 No response
Ban unsolicited junk mail Past parliament 38 No response
Require employers offer interviews to disabled job applicants Past parliament 38 No response
Cut the standard VAT rate from 20% to 12.5% to encourage economic growth Past parliament 38 No response
Limit the school week to three days Past parliament 38 No response
Require schools to allow all children to play any sport they offer Past parliament 38 No response
Make legal aid available to all parties in family courts cases about children Past parliament 38 No response
Introduce new rights to compensation and support if trains cancelled or delayed Past parliament 38 No response
Fund climate-ready updates to homes, businesses and infrastructure Past parliament 38 No response
Ban parents and carers physically punishing their children in England Past parliament 38 No response
Raise the tax personal allowance reduction threshold from £100,000 to £150,000 Past parliament 38 No response
Appoint government advisers and Anti-Hatred Working Groups for all faiths Past parliament 38 No response
Increase the tax-free approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate and review yearly. Past parliament 38 No response
Negotiate with the EU to allow the use of UK issued pet passports as previously Past parliament 38 No response
Enshrine the Ministerial Code in Law ensuring updates are agreed in Parliament. Past parliament 38 No response
Ban the Use of Shock Collars and Choke Chains on Dogs Past parliament 38 No response
Make identity theft a specific criminal offence Past parliament 38 No response
Require all civil servants to return pre-pandemic working arrangements Past parliament 38 No response
Remove VAT from all clothes, soap, toilet roll and cleaning products Past parliament 38 No response

Source: petition.parliament.uk, refreshed daily.