UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
16,242 petitions
Provide Separate, Compassionate Spaces for NICU Mothers and Pregnancy Loss
Introduce national NHS guidance and funding to ensure hospitals can provide separate, private rooms for mothers whose babies are in NICU, and separate waiting and ward areas for women experiencing miscarriage, to ensure compassionate, traum
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Ban people with any criminal conviction from standing for Mayor
We believe a Mayor is a position of responsibility, and will have dealings with vulnerable parts of the public including children, and they will be in charge of public finances.
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Provide funding for Veterans to remain in care homes
We call on the Government to create a fund to ensure that Veterans in Care Homes are not forced to change homes when their own private funding runs out. This can be especially hard for Veterans living with Dementia
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Require family involvement in the care of adults with severe mental illness
Introduce national standards to require mental health teams to gather information from close relatives when assessing adults with severe mental illness, ensuring decisions reflect the full picture. Disregarding family input can be damaging
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Introduce custodial minimum sentences for animal cruelty offences
Government and Parliament should change the law so that animal cruelty/neglect offences always have a prison sentence. I am sick of seeing people starving animals to death and just getting community service and a fine.
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Require coroners to find out if the deceased was a veteran and fund a database
Government should mandate coroners to establish and record whether the deceased has military/veteran status and to consider whether service-related brain injury (TBI) including blast wave and overpressure injuries, could be a contributing f
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Automatically suspend and recall MPs charged with violent or sexual crimes
MPs who are charged with a violent or sexual offence and are excluded from the Parliamentary estate should be automatically suspended from the House. The Recall of MPs Act should be amended so that this would trigger a recall petition ensur
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Fund system to test if motorbike noise is over the legal limit in urban areas
We want the government to fund a system to effectively record highly noisy and illegal sound pollution in urban areas. We think disruptive and anti-social noise produced by motorbikes must be prevented by an effective system to identify off
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Abolish VAT for all small businesses with a taxable turnover under £250k a year
We believe small businesses are the backbone of British society and need support. Immediately abolish VAT for small businesses whose VAT taxable turnover is less than £250,000 annually, which we think will help give small, independent busin
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Change Council Tax so its based on how many occupants live in the household
Implement a new council tax system that takes into account how many people are living at a property. I think it is totally unfair that occupancy of 2 people have to pay the same as house occupancy of 6-9.
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Seek a No-Fly Zone over Central and Western Ukraine
We want the Government to work with international partners to support the implementation of a no-fly zone over central and western Ukraine. We believe this measure is urgently needed to protect civilians, humanitarian corridors, and critica
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Government to create a national ID card for disabled people and carers.
Create a voluntary national disability ID card so people with disabilities can access services.
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Make it illegal to smoke on hospital grounds
We want the government to make it against the law to smoke on hospital grounds, with fines for offenders.
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Ban all alternative remittance systems to disrupt small boat smuggling networks
Introduce a total statutory ban on alternative remittance systems such as the hawala banking system and parallel remittance ledgers. Operating or participating in an informal, trust-based money network must be made a criminal offence to for
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Ban charging people to use public toilets
I would like the UK Government or Parliament to ban places charging people to use public toilets. I believe everyone should have free access to use public toilets.
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Enable family of deceased domestic abuse victims to challenge next of kin rights
Enable family members to challenge next of kin rights when a family member passes away, and the family suspect the spouse has been abusive. If there is documented abuse, even if no further action has been taken, the family should be able to
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Withdraw all public funding for the Royal Family
We want the government to withdraw all public funding for the Royal Family. We feel that Royal estate profits are massive and we should no longer be supporting them.
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Ban local councils from requiring work permits for under 16s eligible to work
We would like the Government to ban local councils from requiring work permits for under 16s for any job, for those already eligible to work. We think this would help more under 16s get a job
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Require companies to provide a simple method of cancelling online subscriptions
I want the government to require companies to provide a simple method of cancelling online subscriptions. As an ADHD sufferer, I suffer from poor impulse control and a short attention span.
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Tax all assets and profits over £1bn by 100% and abolish non-doms
Increase taxes on individual wealth over £1bn to 100% meaning that no-one can be a billionaire. Corporations or businesses profits over £1bn annually, again, taxed at 100% to be spent on schools and hospitals, roads, support for the disable
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Hold Gig Economy Delivery companies accountable for ensuring legal road use
We urge Parliament to make it a legal duty for food delivery platforms to make sure riders are not using illegal e-bikes, riding on pavements, and ignoring traffic laws. Companies must verify compliance, share rider data with police, and fa
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Increase UK support for Ukraine & take stronger measures against Russia
We urge the Government to: - Provide more military aid to Ukraine - Provide more support to Ukrainian refugees, and more resettlement schemes - Seize frozen Russian assets
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Create a new body to record and resolve local noise nuisances
I call on the Government to create a new body that is empowered to record noise levels, provide accurate records of noise levels, and enforce noise nuisance laws across the UK.
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Review & Strengthen Child Protection Measures on Marketplace Apps & Websites
Review and legislate all marketplace apps & websites to implement stronger child protection requirements, including mandatory identity verification for sellers and buyers, improved reporting systems, and stronger child exploitation monitori
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Require warnings for social media content about open water swimming
Under the Online Safety Act, social media platforms have a duty to remove or restrict access to harmful content. This does not apply to open water swimming videos. I want the government to classify these videos as dangerous and require this
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