UK Parliament Petitions

Ban selling knives online

Stop the selling of knives online.

Require employers & recruiters to give specific reasons for job rejections

Make it a requirement for employers and recruiters to provide specific reasons for candidate job rejections.

Take action to prevent UK supplied missiles being fired into Russia

It has been reported that Ukraine have fired UK-supplied missiles into Russia. We call on the Government to take action to prevent UK supplied missiles being used in this way. We believe this will help avoid escalating the conflict and pull

Make it a legal offence for a parent to be absent from their child's life.

We believe that parents should not be able to choose to be absent from the life of their child without clear and enforced legal consequences. I think that usually mothers, but sometimes fathers, can be left to raise the child on their own.

Pay all unpaid carers carer's allowance, to recognise and support them

Carers allowance is only granted if you earn under a certain amount and is treated like a benefit. Some carers are struggling but exempt from carer's allowance. We think that carer's allowance needs to be offered to all unpaid carers.

Fund early state pension access for working age people with terminal cancer

Allow working-aged individuals, diagnosed with incurable stage four terminal cancer, early access to their full State Pension from the point of diagnosis, regardless of their immediate life-expectancy prognosis.

Ban local authorities refusing housing to domestic abuse victims with mortgages

I would like the government to make it illegal for local authorities to decline housing support for victims of domestic abuse who have a joint mortgage with their abuser. Currently local councils can decline housing support due to the victi

Make protective motorcycle clothing a legal requirement

We want the Government to make the wearing of protective safety equipment for the body as important as wearing a helmet by making it a legal requirement for motorcyclists. We believe this is about saving lives.

Review information rights of families when LPAs are in place

We call on the government to review current laws and rights of immediate family members (except where safeguarding concerns exist) to receive medical, financial and welfare updates when a person lacks mental capacity and has a lasting power

Amend Equality Act so “sex” refers to gender identity, not biological sex

Amend the Equality Act 2010 so “sex” refers to someone’s gender identity, acquired via the Gender Recognition Act 2004 if different to their biological sex. This would not mean self-ID or removing standards from single-sex spaces but would

Raise the legal age for appearing in pornographic content from 18 to 21

We want the Government to increase the age to produce, appear and perform in pornographic content from 18 years old to 21 years old. We believe this would improve protections for those seeking to earn money in harmful ways at such a young a

Revise the school mobile phone legislation for KS5 students (aged 16 and above)

We think the new legislation banning mobile phones in school should be revised to cater to KS5 students (aged 16-18). We believe these students need the freedom to endeavour in self study without being restricted by phone bans.

Stop use of facial AI age assessment for unaccompanied asylum seeking children

We believe using facial AI age recognition is unreliable and ethically unsustainable. Government must stop this approach and develop a multidimensional tool assessing biological, cognitive, developmental and emotional age of traumatised una

Ban cameras with AI capability within works vehicles

Ban the use of cameras with AI capability within any works vehicle. We find this tool to be very intrusive, and are concerned about breaches of data protection laws. Most companies use the argument of driver safety over driver privacy but w

Fund more NHS Dental Services for people on lower incomes

I have just got a cost from a private dentist to improve my teeth at a cost of £2100 this is unavoidable at a time when the cost of living is so high. We need more NHS dental services for working class people & people on lower incomes.

Review and change Universal Credit identity checks

End the use of identity checks on Universal Credit claimants such as passport selfies, doorstep photos and images of people's homes. We call for proportionate, dignified alternatives.

Fund improved hospital meals for pregnant women with gestational diabetes

Due to gestational diabetes, during my stay in hospital, despite the pressing need for a diet, tailored to maintain stable blood glucose levels, I was given meals that were causing my glucose levels to spike. This situation could have led t

Ban breeding of specific cats and dogs

The breeding of animals such as Pugs, French bulldogs, Chihuahuas, Munchkins, Scottish Folds, Persians, etc. should be banned as these animals can suffer from prominent health issues. They don't deserve to suffer all the life they have as a

Ban the use of choke chains and choke leads on dogs

We call on the UK Government to ban the use, sale, and promotion of choke chains, choke leads, and other aversive restraint devices on dogs, due to their proven risks to animal welfare and wellbeing.

Mandatory whole life order for murder

If a person has taken a life and there is concrete evidence to support this then they should be given a whole life order. It should be life for a life. Imprisonment until they die. Regardless of if a person pleads guilty or if there are men

Ban elected officials from holding or running for foreign public office

We want the Government to introduce a law preventing MPs or anyone who holds elected office in England from running for, accepting, or holding elected or appointed public office in a foreign government while still in office.

Prohibit sale of helium except for essential medical and scientific use.

Legislate so helium can only be sold for essential purposes such as MRI scanners and scientific research. Prohibit wasteful non-essential uses such as party balloons to safeguard this finite gas for healthcare and critical science.

Require political parties publish safeguarding actions and failings

Require political parties to publish s/guarding failings & disciplinary actions taken against elected officials.

Make it a requirement for hotels to have ceiling hoists in accessible rooms

There are very few hotels in the whole of the UK that have ceiling hoists. This means non-ambulatory people can't go on holiday or rely on hotels as temp accommodation. We think this needs to change. Gov need to make it a requirement for ho

Ban drinks manufacturers from tethering plastic caps to plastic bottles

Pass a law to ban drinks manufacturers from tethering plastic caps to plastic bottles. Return to having plastic caps unattached, separate and fully removable from all plastic bottles. I believe this will make plastic caps on plastic bottles