UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
16,115 petitions
Detain, detect and deport all illegal immigrants
We believe our country is facing a crisis with regards to illegal immigration and it is time to introduce a detect, detain and deport policy.
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Halt proposed NHS redundancies affecting 18,000 staff pending impact assessment
Halt NHSE, CSU & ICB closures until government publishes: impact assessment on service continuity, cost-benefit analysis proving genuine savings, evidence the 10 Year Health Plan is deliverable with reduced workforce, & transition plans for
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Make assaulting a security worker a standalone offence
Security workers play a vital role in maintaining public safety, but can face violence and abuse while performing their duties. Despite their critical role in protecting businesses, venues, and the public, security workers lack the legal pr
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Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings
Our family have been through a lot due to epilepsy. We want the government to change the law so that anyone working in a child or vulnerable adult care setting goes through seizure training as part of their training, before starting the job
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Fund Awareness and Training Regarding Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)
I am calling on the Government to provide more funding to health bodies and governmental organizations to invest in FND education and awareness initiatives. This could help those living with FND and strengthen the overall quality of our h
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Review process for booking driving tests and ban the resale at inflated prices
I would like the government to review the process for booking driving tests and ban the resale of driving tests at inflated prices. I think there should be penalties for those caught doing so.
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Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees
Review and strengthen protections. Amend the Forestry Act 1967 to explicitly define and set a higher evidence bar for exempting any ancient tree felling from licences. Publish and maintain a list of heritage trees with protected status as p
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Fund free dental care for head & neck cancer patients
We want the Government to fund free dental care for head and neck cancer patients both during and after treatment to address the significant oral health challenges that survivors may face, and to improve their overall quality of life.
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Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues
Introduce requirements for large public venues such as supermarkets and family attractions to provide accessible changing benches so disabled children who outgrow baby changing tables can be safely changed in public places
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Fund more British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters in the emergency services
Fund more BSL interpreting services to ensure they continue throughout emergencies from start until finish. As it stands interpretation from BSL 999 ends when emergency services is dispatched, but there is often no interpreter during the em
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Make the sex offender's registry publicly available to view for everyone.
Make the sex offender's registry publicly available to view for everyone
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Legally require all councillors & mayors to speak proficient English
There’s no legal requirement for councillors/mayors to be proficient in English. This can lead to communication barriers in meetings and with constituents. This petition calls for mandatory English fluency for these roles.
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Protect raced greyhounds from exports by introducing spay/neuter laws
Make it law to spay and neuter all raced greyhounds once they finish racing on licensed race tracks to protect them from being shipped around the world to breeding/racing kennels.
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Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.
Introduce legislation to make it an offence to walk or exercise dogs during dangerously high temperatures (i.e. 25°C and above), to protect them from heatstroke and burned paws.
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Hold a referendum on leaving the European Court of Human Rights
We want the government to give our population the right to decide if we are to leave the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). We think it is antiquated and not fit for the current world we live in.
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Funding for Hyperemesis Gravidarum care
We call on the UK Government to provide funding to improve physical and mental healthcare for sufferers, increase training, eliminate inequities in access and treatment as well as ensure HG sufferers have access to mental health support wit
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Allow carers already in UK on sponsored visa to work for any CQC care provider
We are asking the Government to reconsider its position on foreign carers who are already in the UK on sponsored visas, to be allowed to find work with any CQC registered care providers. We think there are thousands of carers who are here w
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Review all trade ties with Israel, suspend 2030 roadmap & impose trade sanctions
We call on the Government to review existing trade ties with Israel, suspend the 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations and impose trade sanctions upon Israel.
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Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities
In the face of a significant rise of antisemitism across the UK, we ask the Government to fund permanent 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities.
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Mandatory 15-year minimum sentence for all child sexual offences
We urge the government to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to introduce a mandatory minimum 15 year custodial sentence for all sexual offences against children including grooming, exploitation and rape. Current sentencing does not reflect
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Fund research into desexed language in women’s health
We have observed words like “girls,” “women,” “mothers” and “breastfeeding” being replaced or added to with terms like “people with a cervix”, “birthing people” and “chestfeeding” (desexed language).
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We are petitioning for a National Referendum on Assisted Dying
We believe that the decision to introduce assisted dying legislation in the UK, is a matter of such fundamental import to the future of our nation and to us as citizens, that it must be decided as a nation, not by Members of Parliament alon
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Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities
We want the government to include in its revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that the building of B8 warehouses and the 24/7 operation of such megasheds will not be permitted within 500 metres of residential properties.
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Increase Carer's Allowance to equal minimum wage
Carer's Allowance is currently £327.60 every 4 weeks for people who care for someone for at least 35 hours per week. Around £2.34 p/hour.
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Allow license holders to drive motorhomes up to 4250kg on UK Category B License
We want the UK to allow UK license holders to drive motorhomes up to 4250kg on UK Category B Licenses, in line with proposed changes from the EU.
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