UK Parliament Petitions

Give Coroners Discretion to Restrict Press Access

Give coroners discretionary powers to restrict press access when they judge an inquest as sensitive, and where reporting may cause unnecessary harm or distress to bereaved families. This should not prevent transparency of proceedings and an

Fund extensive support for victims of grooming gangs

Fund: At least 12 months of fully-funded specialist trauma therapy Access to funded therapeutic retreats Ring-fenced personal funding (housing, debt, education, etc.) Oversight by an independent Survivors’ Panel with real power Automat

Nationalise all public utilities: water, energy, telecoms, postal and buses

We want the government to nationalise all public utilities: water, energy, telecommunications, postal and buses.

Provide funding to increase capacity for employment tribunal hearings

Employment Tribunals are severely under-resourced, leaving claimants and respondents waiting up to 5 years for hearings. We call on the Government to invest sufficient funding to increase judicial resource into the ET system, and publish a

Require galleries segregate artists' sale proceeds, protect them from insolvency

We urge Parliament to enact legislation requiring UK art galleries to segregate artists' sale proceeds into separate, protected trust accounts. We think this is essential to prevent commingling, ensure funds are not lost in gallery insolven

End Capital Gains Tax on cryptocurrency gains

Capital gains tax is applied to the gains of those that take the chance on gambling their life savings (which may be already taxed) on a very volatile market. We think the UK government needs to understand the impact this is having on the U

Introduce scheme for reduced or free public transport fares

I believe that there should be a government scheme to make public transport fees reduced or free across the country, in addition to the existing bus fare cap.

Ensure every UK Armed Forces veteran funeral is offered Armed Forces recognition

We ask the UK Government to create a national framework so every UK Armed Forces veteran funeral is offered recognition from the Armed Forces community, such as a standard bearer or veteran representative.

Establish a 'Less Scroll, More Soul' Bank Holiday: An Offline 'In-Community' Day

We think the country urgently needs a breather: an annual reset for our overwhelmed, disconnected lives. A day to log off, look up & reconnect. A government-backed opportunity to build awareness of the grip tech has on us & remind us of wha

Ban all types of wire snares

We think snares are cruel, outdated traps that cause immense suffering to wildlife and pets. They can be indiscriminate, sometimes catching non-target animals, including protected species. We think the government should ban the use, sale an

Require key worker housing eligibility to include frontline charity workers

We believe key worker housing scheme providers should be required to include frontline charity workers in eligibility criteria for key worker housing schemes, in the same way as certain essential public sector workers.

Do not give £50m of aid for Syrians

We do not think that the £50m of international aid for Syrians (announced recently) should be provided. We think it should be spent on the UK instead.

Make the state pension the same as the minimum wage for a full time worker

Make the state pension the same as the minimum wage for a full time worker.

Tax banks to recoup the £23bn they lost taxpayers in the banking crisis

To recoup the outstanding/lost £23bn from the financial/banking sector, following the bailout during the financial crisis. We think this should be recouped through emergency taxation on banks, and that this could be used to fill what has be

Put British companies first: only tender government contracts to UK companies

We think the UK Government should ensure all UK government contracts go to UK companies. We think all governments should put their own people first and this will boost the UK economy in lots of ways.

Change the earliest days of ILR application from 28days to 180days before 5years

I want the government to change the ILR application from 28days to 180 days before 5years. It is a great privilege to live here permanently. Applying earlier helps people in their plans and help to attain permanent stay before visas expire

Fund a national lymphoma awareness and early diagnosis campaign

Fund a national lymphoma awareness campaign with the aim of increasing public awareness of the signs and symptoms of lymphoma so that people are better able to recognise unexplained or persistent symptoms and seek medical advice.

Amend UK trade agreements with the Faroes to protest dolphin hunting & killing

We call on the UK Government to review and amend trade agreements with the Faroe Islands. The Grindadráp involves driving dolphins and whales into shallow waters where they are horrifically killed. The practice goes against all marine mamma

Require government departments to publish annual reports on digital projects

Make it law that all government departments publish annual reports on digital projects. These must explain why each website, app or campaign exists and what it costs. Named senior officials must be accountable. No project should go live unl

Allocate share of per-pupil education funding to support home-educated children

We believe home-ed families should receive a share of per-pupil funding to support resources as home-ed children are entitled to a suitable education, yet families currently receive no direct funding, despite the state saving thousands of p

Expand menstrual health education & early screening for conditions

I feel too many people suffer in silence from conditions like endometriosis and adenomyosis without knowing what they are. Some data suggests that in the UK 1 in 10 women are affected by endometriosis, it takes on average 8 yrs 10 months to

Cut FLR(FP) waiting times for people with British children or British partners

Reduce delays in Further Leave to Remain (Family and Private life) applications for parents of British children and partners. Some families have waited over 12 months despite paying £5,000+ including for the Immigration Health Surcharge and

Amend the Nursery Milk Scheme to fund alternatives for children with allergies

Allergic toddlers often sit with nothing to drink while peers have free milk unless parents pay a c£307/yr "allergy tax" for safe cartons which can create a large financial penalty or can leave vulnerable toddlers with a nutritional deficit

Create national "Low Demand School Hubs" for students with EBSA, ODD, and PDA

The Government should provide funding and a national framework for "Low-Demand School Hubs" specifically designed for students with Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Pathological Demand Avoida

Fully fund tuition fees for all healthcare-related degree programs

Fund healthcare tuition fees and reintroduce living grants. The NHS spends £2bn+ on agency staff while students work thousands of clinical hours for free. We think we must remove debt barriers & placement poverty to stop dropouts, end the s