UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
16,242 petitions
Significantly increase dedicated funding for endometriosis
- Increase ring-fenced funding for endometriosis research through UK research bodies. - Support the development of faster, non-invasive diagnostic methods. - Invest in better treatment options and long-term care strategies. - Improve edu
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Legislate to reduce motorcycle noise to lower, standardised levels
Bring in a law requiring all motorcycles to have their exhaust noise silenced to standardised levels, without any exceptions for existing machines.
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Issue guidance on handling specialist disability buggies on public transport
Government to issue national guidance on how specialist disability buggies used as essential mobility aids must be handled on public transport, including mandatory staff training and consistent policy across operators. There should be no di
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Give legal gender recognition to non-binary+ people
What I want the Government/Parliament to do: - For nonbinary+ people to have Legal Gender Recognition (for people to be able to put N/A or none of the above or X etc on legal documents) - Marriage/Civil Partnership labels to be other tha
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Allow conjugal visits with spouses for prisoners incarcerated for 3+ years
Allow prisoners who have been on incarcerated for 3+ years to have conjugal visits with their spouse. They must be married to do so. You can’t change partner with whom you choose as your person to have the conjugal visit with.
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Make it a criminal offence to mislead or lie in public office
We think misleading or telling lies to the public in public office should be criminalised. Public servants should function at a higher standard, and we think parliamentary standards alone haven't solved issues.
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Provide grants of £25,000 for independent tackle shops.
We urge the Government to make £25,000 digital transformation and viability grants available. We believe this support would protect the heritage and sustainability of these shops as vital cultural and community assets.
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Family parking space badges for children up to 12 and fines for illegitimate use
Create a badge system similar to the blue badge that will allow families with children up to 12 years old or pregnant mothers to be the only ones allowed to use parent parking. Introduce fines for individuals who break the rules and park th
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Mandate wheelchair-accessible emergency safety zones in motorway barriers
We ask the Government to require National Highways to install wheelchair‑accessible emergency gates, ramps or lowered alcoves along motorway barriers, especially where no hard shoulder exists. The Department for Transport should update the
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Fund more research into gynaecological health from current 2.4%
Only 2.4% of public research funding goes to women’s gynaecological health and childbirth. I would like to see this massively increased and much more importance placed onto it.
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Capital punishment for those convicted of terrorism, murder or intentional harm
We want the government to reinstate capital punishment for those who have committed terror offences, murder or intentional harm.
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Review the family court system for removing children from their guardian
We urge the Government to launch a review of the family court system in England and Wales, and the guidance on when a child should be removed from there guardian.
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UK to join the joint statement on ECHR interpretation
We believe delay on legal reform risks the same failings seen in the ECHR’s Swiss climate ruling. Nine democracies have published a statement supporting ECHR interpretive reform. We think the UK should act now to protect national law from j
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Review and publish government guidelines/procedures for state visit invitations
The Government should review and publish any government guidelines and procedures relating to the issuing and revoking of invitations for state visits.
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Create a public holiday in November to honour and remember our veterans
We feel that a 2-minute silence on 11/11 at the 11th hour to honour those who fell in the line of duty (making the ultimate sacrifice for our country) and those who put their lives on the line every day still is not enough.
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Classify beverages at or below 0.5% ABV as alcohol free
Change the law so any drink at 0.5% ABV or below can be labelled “alcohol-free”. At 0.05%, the UK’s limit is the strictest in the world. The Government has consulted twice and committed to it. Stop consulting and act.
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Raise the age of consent to 18 with peer exception for 16-17 year olds
Set the legal age of consent at 18. Allow a “close-in-age” or “peer” exception: 16–17 year olds can consent only with other 16–17 year olds. Make it illegal for any adult (18+) to engage in sexual activity with someone under 18, unless they
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Hold a referendum on Reintroducing the Rwanda scheme.
We think the current government are failing to deal with illegal immigration effectively. We think the Rwanda scheme should have a chance to work. The laws are in place and we think Rwanda are happy to take immigrants while they await proce
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Require licenses to use an electric bike or electric scooter
Make Licenses mandatory for all users of E-Bikes or E-Scooters so they cannot ride them on the road if they don’t have a license.
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Ban all charging for the use of public lavatories.
We call on the Government to amend the Public Health Act 1936 to forbid any local authorities from charging for use of public lavatories or passing ownership to anybody which does not provide free public lavatories.
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Fund research into the causes, treatment & medical training for Fibromyalgia
I would like the Government to invest in research into the causes of Fibromyalgia, and fund better training for all health professionals who may encounter sufferers and a better care pathway that is more effective and accessible to Fibromya
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Amend Health and Safety at Work Act to include the provision of defibrillators
This petition calls on the UK Government to review and update the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to explicitly include the provision and consideration of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) within workplace and public health a
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Make it illegal to fire any kind of gun within 15 miles of a residential home
We call on the Government to make it illegal to fire a gun of any kind unless you are police within 15 miles of anyone’s residential home.
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Require background checks before customers can purchase an animal
Before anyone buys a pet from a pet shop or breeder, they should be checked if they have all necessities beforehand and have the correct funds + household to look after the pet. They should also make sure that the person doesn’t live with a
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Amend divorce law to protect survivors of spousal sexual abuse
Change the law so that in cases where one spouse has been convicted of rape or other serious sexual offence against the other, the survivor is legally safeguarded from any financial claims made by their abuser in divorce proceedings.
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