UK Parliament Petitions

Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.

17,310 petitions

Increase funding for veteran-led organisation supporting veterans into work

We call on the Government to fund and support veteran-led organisations delivering training and employment for veterans who have fallen outside transition support, enabling them to move into sustainable work and reducing long-term reliance

closedOpened 17 Mar 2026Gov responded
15.2k

signatures

Seek legally binding international rules on military AI and autonomous weapons

From Ukraine to Gaza to Iran, AI-powered weapons are increasingly making life-and-death decisions. In November, the UN will decide whether to begin negotiations on new weapons rules. The UK must support a legally binding treaty and ensure m

openOpened 16 Oct 2026
15.1k

signatures

Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981

Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to give them greater protection and help save the species from total extinction. We think hedgehogs should be given the same level of protection as other British Wildlife.

closedOpened 31 Jan 2025Gov responded
15.0k

signatures

Ban all supermarkets from throwing away edible food & require their donation

Everyday, UK supermarkets throw away tonnes of edible food while millions of people rely on food banks to survive. We believe this is wrong, and that food that is safe to eat should not end up in bins when many families, pensioners, and wor

closedOpened 11 Feb 2026Gov responded
15.0k

signatures

The removal or death of a PM should trigger a general election

We call on the Government to introduce legislation which would mandate a general election if a Prime Minister is removed or resigns from post, or if the Prime Minister dies.

closedOpened 16 Mar 2026Gov responded
14.8k

signatures

Require all emergency services to record staff suicides

There is no mandatory system for recording suicides among emergency service staff, which could lead to underreporting and opportunities for prevention. Mandatory recording could reveal the true scale of the problem and enable effective, evi

closedOpened 24 Mar 2026Gov responded
14.7k

signatures

Reform regulation through the GMC to put patient safety and fairness first

On 24th March, the Government published intended reforms to the doctors’ regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC). We believe the proposals fail to deliver necessary changes to a system of regulation that is failing doctors and their pa

openOpened 21 May 2026Gov responded
14.7k

signatures

Social media ban for under-13s, not under-16s

I believe banning under 16s is wrong because as a society we've adapted social media into everyday life and especially teens. I believe under 13s should be banned and over 13s could have either a curfew or parental controls enforced by pare

openOpened 4 Nov 2026
14.7k

signatures

Review discharge of mental health patients

Why do we allow people struggling with mental health to be discharged alone. We think this is a huge safeguarding issue and not protecting the vulnerable. A review should consider requiring that patients are discharged into the care of some

closedOpened 24 Apr 2026Gov responded
14.7k

signatures

Fully Repeal the Gender Recognition Act

The Government should repeal the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004.

closedOpened 12 Feb 2025Gov responded
14.6k

signatures

Change the DDA 1991 to stop breed bans and focus on behaviour

We ask the Government to reform the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by removing breed-specific legislation and replacing it with behaviour-based laws. We think legislation should focus on responsible ownership, training, and education to improve pu

closedOpened 23 Sept 2025Gov responded
14.6k

signatures

Ban the use of AI for image, video and audio creation

Legislate to ban the AI generation of images, videos and audio to protect the British public from misinformation, harmful and harassing content, and to protect jobs in the creative sectors.

closedOpened 19 Dec 2025Gov responded
14.6k

signatures

Stop Means Testing Pensioners and increase the State Pension

We demand the government stop means testing pensioners, that we think is a degrading and humiliating practice. We also think the state pension should be increased. We believe that for too long, our elderly have been portrayed by media as m

closedOpened 11 Nov 2024Gov responded
14.6k

signatures

Review and refund overcharged UK Student and Child Student visa fees

International students who paid UK Student visa fees from Autumn 2023 onwards were overcharged £127-£161, confirmed by a House of Lords Committee. The Home Office's own refunds policy allows claims within 5 years but affected students have

openOpened 19 Jun 2026Gov responded
14.5k

signatures

Embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum

We are calling on the government to integrate comprehensive food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum, making these subjects core to students’ learning from early years through secondary school.

closedOpened 1 Nov 2024Gov responded
14.5k

signatures

Review and fund improved detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer

Require PSA blood tests to be proactively offered to men at highest risk of prostate cancer. Review emerging evidence from the TRANSFORM trial to inform a future national screening programme for prostate cancer. We believe this will make th

closedOpened 24 Jun 2025Gov responded
14.4k

signatures

Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children.

We want the Government to reverse the restrictions it has introduced relating to the prescription of puberty blockers to children. The Government introduced legislation banning them from being prescribed by the private sector and NHS primar

closedOpened 5 Feb 2025Gov responded
14.3k

signatures

Review and reform laws on keeping wild animals as pets

Wild animals are inherently unsuited to life as pets, yet millions are kept in UK homes in conditions that fail to meet their complex welfare needs, with a growing trade and weak oversight. We call for urgent review and reform of laws on th

openOpened 27 Jul 2026Gov responded
14.2k

signatures

Change requirements for ILR for those who have graduated and worked for 3 years

We believe people who have studied on at least a year long programme in the UK in the past 5 years and graduated, and have then worked for at least three years in the UK should be allowed to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) with t

closedOpened 6 Dec 2024Gov responded
14.2k

signatures

Stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 to Protect Nature

We think the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 threatens irreplaceable habitats, weakens environmental protections, and ignores pressures on public services. We urge the Government to withdraw it to protect nature and our communities.

closedOpened 13 May 2025Gov responded
14.2k

signatures

Remove the 28 day time limit from the unduly lenient sentence scheme for murder

I would like the Government to remove the 28-day time limit for applying to the lenient sentence scheme to have a sentence reviewed, for convictions of murder.

closedOpened 6 Nov 2024Gov responded
14.1k

signatures

Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, enforce their rights, negotiate licences

closedOpened 29 Apr 2026Gov responded
14.0k

signatures

Introduce a ‘School Allergy Safety Bill’ to Protect School Pupils with Allergies

Legislate to require and fund schools to hold spare adrenaline auto-injectors, provide mandatory allergy training for staff, and mandate an allergy policy in every school. We think this would help keep children with allergies safe at school

closedOpened 30 Jun 2025Gov responded
14.0k

signatures

Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers

In our view, following the Groom vs Maritime and Coastguard Agency case, the Government needs to recognise the essential role volunteers play in the emergency service sector by introducing legislation allowing organisations to remunerate em

closedOpened 13 Apr 2026Gov responded
13.8k

signatures

Grant automatic visa extension and ILR for Ukrainians after 5 years

Since Feb 2025, Ukrainians and their eligible family members in the UK have been able to apply for further permission to remain for up to 18 months. We would like the extensions to be automatic and for the Government to set out a path to In

closedOpened 17 Feb 2025Gov responded
13.7k

signatures

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