UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
16,242 petitions
Ban fossil fuel advertising
I would like Parliament to ban ads for fossil fuel and high-carbon products to lower consumption and make companies focus on sustainable alternatives.
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Review recent Right to Buy changes and consider reversing them
We ask the Government to formally review recent changes to the Right to Buy scheme and consider reversing these where these amendments can be shown to have negatively affected long-term social housing tenants.
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Introduce Pet Licence for cats and dogs and require reporting cat collisions
Introduce a national Pet Licence scheme for cat and dog ownership, linked to microchipping and responsible care. Amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to make road traffic collisions involving cats legally reportable, like collisions involving do
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Ensure Peaceful Protesting Outside Animal-Testing Facilities Is Not Criminalised
We call on the Government to repeal the recent amendment to the Public Order Act 2023 which, in our view, could effectively ban peaceful protests at animal-testing facilities.
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Introduce a wealth tax on people with a £50 million+ net worth
Introduce a wealth tax on anyone that has a net worth above £50million. We believe this would mean wealth cannot be transferred or avoided nearly as easily and could help reduce wealth inequality. Since COVID, the wealth of billionaires has
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10-year minimum sentence & lifetime registration for child sex abuse & images
Impose a minimum sentence of 10 years for all offences involving the distribution of explicit images (including AI images) any category or physical abuse against minors, and lifetime registration on the sex offender registry to monitor reof
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Reduce NI payments for people not registered with an NHS dentist
As many people are unable to have an NHS dentist but pay full NI contributions. We think they should have a reduction in NI contributions to help with private dental care. Why pay the same as people who have an NHS dentist.
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Fund free access to weight loss meds for disabled people & lipoedema sufferers
We want the government to fund more weight loss medication on the NHS for those with limited mobility, disabled or those suffering with lipoedema. Those with lipoedema know that diet and exercise cannot cure it. However, weight management c
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National elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly
Currently, the London mayoral and assembly elections are confined to the electorate of the London boroughs.
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Commit to no military involvement in attacks on Iran
We ask the UK Government to commit to no UK military involvement—direct or indirect—in any attack on Iran. This includes refraining from supporting allies such as Israel in an attack. Instead, the UK should promote diplomacy and de-escalati
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Let the Public Decide: Hold a UK Referendum on Swiss-Style Direct Democracy.
We call on the UK Government to allow a national referendum on adopting a Swiss-style direct democracy system. This would give UK citizens the power to trigger referendums on laws passed by parliament and propose amendments or put forward n
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Lower the time for UK-born children to apply for ILR from 7 years to 5 years
We urge the Government to reduce the time that UK-born children must wait to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK from 7 to 5 years as the current time children have to wait may cause them stress and anxiety. We believe a ch
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Make the carrying of ID cards mandatory
We are concerned about reports on the numbers of illegal immigrants in the country. We think that mandatory ID cards should now be introduced as a matter of urgency to identify who has a right to be here legally.
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Criminalise "wilfully deceiving the electorate for personal or political gain"
We believe that politicians wilfully deceiving the electorate for personal or political gain should be criminalised.
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Mandate a national referendum for any petition reaching 1 million signatures
Introduce legislation to require a national referendum for petitions with 1m+ signatures, open to UK citizens and residents with settled status.
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Urgently implement all Cumberlege Report recommendations and reform the MHRA
We call on the Government to fully implement all the recommendations of the First Do No Harm report; they must undertake a radical overhaul of the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to ensure it is more patient-focused
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Require government to secure consent by referendum to delay a local election
We think the present government is acting in an undemocratic way by continuing to delay some local elections. Any government wanting to delay any local elections should first have to put the question to a countrywide referendum and get publ
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Require a 2/3 Commons majority for unmandated tax hikes not in a manifesto
We want a Manifesto (Fiscal) Accountability Act for a Total Tax Lock. This must require a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons for rises in Income Tax, NI, VAT, and Corporation Tax not in a government's manifesto, and an Anti-Fiscal
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Review contrail mitigation strategies in light of jet fuel chemistry changes
We ask the UK Government to review current scientific understanding of contrail mitigation, such as small altitude or route changes. Modern jet fuel additives may increase contrail growth, spreading clouds and affecting weather patterns. We
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Do not bring forward the rise in state pension age to 68
The Government must halt any plans for an earlier State Pension age rise to 68. Data suggests that healthy lifespans are falling. We believe it is unfair to force millions who started work at 16 to work longer despite declining health & Mi
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Make Ai generated images, logos, and audio ineligible for ownership & copyright.
AI-generated works should not qualify for copyright. Mirror U.S. courts that have affirmed that copyright requires human authorship.
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Require all schools to have at least 70 minutes of outdoor break time per day
Require all schools to have at least 70 minutes of break time per day. We believe that this will provide the necessary development of all young people and will prevent health issues associated with inadequate outdoor exposure.
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Fund sanitary products for women with endometriosis, PCOS or adenomyosis on NHS
I am calling on Government and Parliament to provide free sanitary products on the NHS for those diagnosed with endometriosis, PCOS, or adenomyosis. Heavy bleeding creates a medical need, not a choice, and should be supported with essential
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Conduct review of treatment of teachers in schools & colleges & mitigations
We believe there needs to be a review of the treatment of teachers in schools, and consideration of whether new policies and frameworks could better protect them from abuse.
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Keep the 5-year ILR pathway and restrict benefits & citizenship for 5 more years
We want Parliament to keep the 5-year ILR pathway to show their support for legal immigrants, many who migrated to the UK based on the 5-year ILR pathway, and to restrict the extension of citizenship and benefit access for another 5 years t
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