UK Parliament Petitions

Introduce national service for 16-year-olds who have serious criminal records

We think that children with serious criminal records should be required to sign up to the army at 16 years of age for 3 to 5 years.

Increase the minimum sentence for the possession and use of a knife

I want the minimum sentence for the possession of a knife in public place to be 5 years, and 10 years for a repeat offence. I believe that if a knife is used to exert fear or hurt others, there must be a 10-year minimum sentence.

Remove Permitted Development rights for HMO property up to 6 unrelated persons.

Apply Article 4 restrictions across all Planning Authorities to require Planning Permission for all size Homes in Multiple Occupancy (HMO).

Improve benefits for veterans

Increase Benefits for veterans with chronic pain: Recognize lifelong impact on veterans' quality of life. Streamline Benefits for amputees: End frequent reassessments for long-term support. Streamline processes and give longer deadlin

Make the registration to the Prompt Payment Code mandatory for all companies

Legislate Mandatory Registration to the Prompt Payment Code and introduce Penalties for failure to comply.

Abolish Homes England & distribute its funding to Mayors to build council houses

Dissolve Homes England & distribute the up to £46B budget allocated to it for the next decade to the regional mayors, ringfenced to build council & social housing & affordable schemes, helping people to buy their first home at a reasonable

Increase all inheritance tax thresholds: singles £1M, married couples £2M

Increase inheritance thresholds: Single person raise to £1,000,000 Married couple raise to £2,000,000 Tax free gifting £ 10,000

All schools to have staff to administer glucagon to pupils with Type 1 diabetes

Require all schools to have trained staff available to administer prescribed emergency glucagon to pupils with Type 1 diabetes experiencing severe hypoglycaemia.

Fund the procurement & delivery of insulin and diabetes supplies to Gaza

We are asking the UK Government to fund the procurement and delivery of insulin and diabetes supplies to Gaza without interruption, as insulin is a life-saving medicine for people with diabetes.

Fund minimum wage for student nurses for their 2300-hour NHS clinical practice

Many student nurses get into thousands of pounds worth of student debt, can’t work alongside placement and get worked to the core, up to 40 hours per week of unpaid work, plus they have to pay for their NMC PIN number at the end.

Make abdominal aortic aneurysm screening available for women 65+

Make aneurysm screening available for women from the ages of 65 onwards as it is now for men. As an employee of the NHS on our ward alone there has been 5 women in the last 9 months with such aneurysms, only picked up by scans and checks f

Implement Permanent Closure for Stores Selling Illegal or Laced Vapes to Minors

We want the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 amended to remove the 3-month limit for "problem premises" involved in the supply of illegal substances to minors. In our region, dozens of shops have been closed temporarily,

Ban digital age verification

Ban any form of digital age verification, regardless of purpose.

Abolish 'green' taxes and VAT on energy and fuel and reduce the fuel levy

Remove 'green' taxes and VAT on energy and fuel for households and businesses and incentivise the drilling of oil and gas in the North Sea by reducing the fuel levy. We believe we need a pluralistic approach to energy that helps the present

Make the destruction or scrapping of UK military medals a criminal offence

Make it a criminal offence to destroy or scrap officially issued UK military medals. Rising silver prices and a lucrative collectors' market mean medals are being melted down for profit, engraved names erased and service details and irrepla

Mandate GP surgeries to be open seven days a week

Unlike many other NHS services that operate seven days a week, many GP surgeries do not, and we feel this does not reflect current demand. As the population continues to grow, we believe this mismatch has reduced access to primary care and

Review private parking regulation

Review and strengthen private parking regulation to stop unfair fines. Ban tickets for brief stops to read signs or turn safely. Require mandatory grace periods, automatic refunds for unfair charges, penalties and criminal liability for abu

Use legislation to expand the Network Railcard to cover all of Great Britain

Use legislation, including the Great British Railways Bill, in consultation with the Scottish and Welsh governments, to expand the Network Railcard to cover all of Great Britain so adults aged 30+ and off-peak groups can access discounted r

Fund improved measures to tackle Antisocial Behaviour and make communities safer

Fund improved measures including: More Police patrols, esp. evenings/weekends, to deter ASB & boost security Give councils power to quickly impose fines for ASB Simplify ASB reporting via an app for easier tracking Fund youth clubs/ment

Reduce the standard rate of VAT to 15%

We want the government to reduce VAT to 15%. We think this could help growth within the economy, put money back into the public pocket, boost business confidence and improve the cost of living.

Make all domestic animal breeding a regulated practice protecting the animals

We want all animal breeders to pay for a licence to breed animals. This licence fee would go toward the cost of regulating the industry. I want officers to be able to do random checks on breeders, and available if someone is concerned about

Provide maintenance loans to distance learners

Student Finance England should provide maintenance loans for distance learners. We believe this can help ensure those who want to start or change careers without uprooting, by studying flexibly online, aren't priced out of doing so.

Impose rent caps in major cities to stop rent hikes by landlords

We urge the Government to impose rent caps in major cities such as Manchester, London, and Birmingham, to stop landlords and agencies from imposing unfair hikes. We feel this can ensure affordability and penalise excessive increases, protec

Ban nurseries charging fees when closed and cap fees

We want the Government to ban nurseries charging parents childcare fees when they are closed and cap daily fees.

Fund more support for children with SEN & allow term-time holidays

I want the government to fund more schools for children with SEN, and activity provision. I want more school places. I want leave granted e.g. One weeks term time leave for SEN children. I want more places e.g. Play centres, activities for