UK Parliament Petitions

Abolish 0.5% Stamp Duty Reserve Tax on UK-Listed Equities

In order to promote more investment in UK industry by domestic & international investors the government should remove the current 0.5% Stamp Duty Investment Tax on UK listed Equities.

Hold a referendum before changing the State Pension Age

Hold a referendum before changing the state pension age.

Require political adverts to be truthful & factually accurate

Electoral law doesn’t require claims in political campaigns to be truthful or factually accurate. We think this must change to ensure that citizens can trust what they see broadcast, on billboards or in any written media and to prevent fals

Make it easier to obtain a licence to produce/grow medical cannabis

We feel that it is currently extremely difficult to apply for a controlled drugs licence to grow cannabis high in THC for medical use in the UK.

Remove bedroom tax

We think the government should remove the bedroom tax because we feel it places an unfair burden on families and individuals. Many people rely on housing benefits to help cover their rent and we think the bedroom tax reduces this support wi

Ban rodent traps that kill or hurt mice and other rodents

We want the government to ban mouse or rodent traps that kill or hurt mice or rodents so people use capture and release traps instead. We think that traps that kill or hurt rodents are inhumane.

Require schools to teach students about knife crime as part of the curriculum

We want the government to raise awareness about knife crime and add it to the primary and secondary school curriculums. We think this could help the knife crime rate go down and make children aware so when they grow up they might be less li

Increase maximum animal cruelty punishment from five years to eight years

We believe that animal cruelty is a huge, growing problem that we think isn’t being addressed as harshly as necessary. Therefore, we think we need to fight for harsher animal cruelty sentences (increased by three years).

Fund free period hygiene products via the NHS for all who need it

We think the Government should fund an NHS scheme where individuals should be able to sign up to receive free essential period products each month, as we think access to basic period hygiene should be available to everyone who needs it.

Establish a capacity limit for trains.

For Health and Safety we would like a capacity limit bringing in and this not to be left to the train operating companies’ judgment. We believe this could reduce the possibility of injury or fatality from a users experience at the moment in

Allow all medium-skilled Health & Care Worker visa holders to bring dependents

Allow all medium-skilled NHS workers to bring their families to the UK. Let's remove this barrier and allow healthcare workers to perform to their fullest potential while enjoying the support of their families.

Require & Fund Air Conditioning in all early years settings

Require all nurseries and early years settings to maintain temperatures below a safe specified temperature for children with funding for effective cooling systems where needed. As heatwaves become more common, no baby or young child or staf

Mandate Installation of Changing Places facilities in all Public Buildings

Make Changing Places standard facilities mandatory in public buildings so no child has to be changed on toilet floors or excluded from everyday life.

Ban private jets in the UK within 4 years

In 2019, over 11,000 scientists worldwide collectively declared a state of climate emergency, with a scientific consensus that it is caused by human activity. We are concerned that our trajectory is preventably heading towards societal brea

Prevent fuel companies increasing prices as soon as oil prices rise.

The Government must pass a law that stops fuel companies increasing the forecourt prices as soon as it is mentioned that oil prices are rising. The fuel at the pumps and storage tanks were purchased at a lower price, so we think there is no

Require browsers & social media to include AI off switch for UK residents

I believe users of all browsers and social media platforms should have an option to turn off AI in applications like, Snapchat, Instagram/Facebook, Google, Firefox etc etc

Increase the UK inheritance tax gift allowance in line with the US

We call on the UK Government to reform the current inheritance tax gift rules (where only £3,000 is exempt each tax year before the seven-year rule applies)

Do not introduce any new taxes or increase any existing taxes

We urge the UK Government not to introduce any new taxes or to increase existing taxes. Ordinary citizens are already facing unprecedented financial pressures, yet there are reports that Government continues to seek additional ways to tax i

Fair Chance Hiring: Make Blind Recruitment Law

We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation requiring all employers in the public sector to use blind recruitment at the initial application stage. This means removing names, dates of birth, schools, and other identifying details

Fund a volunteer force to patrol our borders from illegal immigrants

As illegally entering the UK is a criminal offence, we believe citizens have a right to arrest perpetrators where the Police are unable to prevent the offence from taking place.

Introduce whole life tariffs for under 18s who commit murder

We call upon the government to change the law so that whole life tariffs can be introduced for murderers who are under 18.

Require all healthcare environments to be wheelchair accessible

To make it a legal requirement for all healthcare facilities to be fully accessible for wheelchair users. We think all MRI facilities should have plastic wheelchairs available, staff should be trained to assist patients with mobility impair

Review strategy for youth crime & anti-social behaviour, and increase funding

We call on the Government to review how to address youth crime and anti-social behaviour to ensure that there are meaningful and immediate consequences for offenders and that prevention, education, and intervention are prioritised. We also

Increase regulation of political advertising

The Advertising Standards Authority oversees all product advertising in the UK to prevent false or misleading information being included. We think this same level of scrutiny should be applied to political advertising. We think there needs

Create a national badge for parent and child spaces.

I would like a badge introduced for parent and child spaces so others don't park there. We think the government should create a yellow badge for parents of children up to the age of 12 which enables them to park in parent and child spaces.