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
Encourage banks not to refuse mortgages for properties with high service charge 29 No response
Increase the period an employment tribunal claim can be made to a year 29 No response
Create a licence to ensure safe use of smart devices like phones 29 No response
Review Tax Credit Overpayment system 29 No response
Create a shoe donation/refund scheme for people with different-sized feet Past parliament 29 No response
Make apprentices entitled to same minimum wage as other workers Past parliament 29 No response
Review and reform VAT for registered mental health service providers Past parliament 29 No response
Require schools to provide annual swimming lessons Past parliament 29 No response
Require daily check-ins on children when social services are supervising family Past parliament 29 No response
Restrict the use of drones by police for the purpose of surveillance Past parliament 29 No response
Fund free passes for carers for visitor attractions Past parliament 29 No response
Lower driving age to 16 but introduce tougher tests for both 16 and 17 year-olds Past parliament 29 No response
Reverse the part of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 that protects seagulls Past parliament 29 No response
Fund free leisure centre passes for secondary school students Past parliament 29 No response
Enable international students to work more 20 hours a week during term time. Past parliament 29 No response
Require veterinary practices to offer customers payment plans Past parliament 29 No response
Fund more research into childhood cancer and support for families Past parliament 29 No response
Review criteria on offering NHS fertility treatment to those with high BMI Past parliament 29 No response
Require internet providers and services to get parental consent for child users Past parliament 29 No response
Make Guru Poornima a bank holiday Past parliament 29 No response
Add a Bank Holiday commemorating the Windrush Generation Past parliament 29 No response
Require all electric heating to carry an energy label Past parliament 29 No response
Set up a community service scheme for benefit claimants who are not in work Past parliament 29 No response
Stop PE being compulsory after year 9 in secondary schools Past parliament 29 No response
Require all motor vehicles have speed limiters fitted Past parliament 29 No response
Ban teachers from confiscating a pupil's belongings Past parliament 29 No response
Fund university scholarships for minorities and disadvantaged students Past parliament 29 No response
Allow households to combine personal income tax thresholds Past parliament 29 No response
All Scots living in the UK should have a vote in an independence referendum Past parliament 29 No response
Legal requirement for employers to provide sanitary products Past parliament 29 No response
Ban full repairing and insuring (FRI) leases for commercial properties Past parliament 29 No response
Introduce higher maximum sentences for possession of more dangerous knives Past parliament 29 No response
Release IPP prisoners who have served their fixed tariff Past parliament 29 No response
Improve support for students with epilepsy, and teaching about it in schools Past parliament 29 No response
Legal aid for all employment tribunals Past parliament 29 No response
Fund degrees for all medical students, provided they work at NHS for 5 years Past parliament 29 No response
Public awareness campaign for BAME families about autism Past parliament 29 No response
Apply to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Past parliament 29 No response
Raise the speed limit to 80mph on motorways Past parliament 29 No response
Create legal requirements for HR staff to report suspected offences Past parliament 29 No response

Source: petition.parliament.uk, refreshed daily.