UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
16,299 petitions
Ban politicians from becoming ambassadors.
Maximise our impact on other countries by using only our highly trained and skilled diplomats to represent us. Ban politicians being appointed.
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Ban bonus payments and honours in all UK Government funded public bodies
Ban bonus payments and honours in the Civil service, all state schools all collages and universities, and all government departments and quangos.
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Regulate bots purchasing collectibles online
People are using bots to buy collectibles in the UK and we feel it is making it difficult for genuine collectors to buy items for them self's. When people are bulk buying using bots, they may then put these items on different sites for exto
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Remove the Asset Purchase Facility Deed of Indemnity
Since 2009, UK Taxpayers have been on the financial hook for losses by the Bank of England’s Quantitative Easing Policy. We think removing the deed of Indemnity against the UK Taxpayer would save the Treasury a significant sum annually.
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Launch an inquiry into excess deaths in 2020-2023
We want the Government to launch an inquiry into the overall rise in excess deaths seen during 2020-2023.
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Establish Harvest Day as a national bank holiday.
We request the Government officially designate a Harvest Day as a bank holiday. This would close businesses and government offices. We think it would promote family gatherings and community celebrations of harvests and foster a spirit of gr
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Require train companies to provide an unlimited subscription for train travel
We call on the government to implement a national unlimited monthly subscription card for train travel. We think this would reduce car dependency, alleviate traffic congestion, and make rail travel more affordable for everyone, especially t
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Divert 15% of BBC licence fee income instead of the budget's taxes on farms
The BBC’s licence fee income in 2023-24 was £3.7bn. Agricultural property relief and business property relief changes in the budget are forecast to raise £0.52bn/year by the end of the forecast in 2029-30. Government should instead divert 1
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Review the NICs increase for not-for-profit public service providers
We call on the UK Government to review the increase of NICs and how to protect all not-for-profit providers of vital public services from the impact of these unexpected costs. This review should consider how to ensure a level playing field
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Give consumers the right to back up physical media they legally own
Introduce a statutory private-copying exception allowing consumers to back up physical media they legally own for personal preservation. The right must cease if the original is sold, prohibit distribution, and permit narrow DRM bypass for a
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Inflation uprate the £12570 Personal Allowance in April 2027 or earlier
As we all know the personal allowance has been frozen at £12570 since 2021 and it is currently planned to remain that way until 2031. We call on the UK government to inflation uprate it at least once in April 2027 or earlier to give the tax
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Introduce a wide ranging criminal trespass law
Introduce a new specific criminal trespass law which makes it an offence to be on any private property without consent of their representative. The intent of the law would be to fill what we see as a gap in legislation which allows urban ex
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Require schools in England to end the academic year in June
Require schools in England to match Scotland’s typical late-June finish. This protects students and staff from dangerous July heatwaves caused by climate change, ensuring they aren't trapped in overheated, uncooled classrooms during peak su
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Accept all valid biometric EU/EEA/CH national identity cards for entry to the UK
On 1 October 2021, the UK ceased accepting visitors' EU/EEA/CH national identity cards for UK entry, even very secure biometric cards. We want to reverse this decision & configure the UK's passport e-gates & the ETA system to accept all bio
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Fund increased Perinatal Hospice Services nationwide
We want the Government to help fund dedicated perinatal hospice services across the country and to ensure families can be informed about perinatal hospice and palliative care options following a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis. We believe
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Provide more funding to support GPs
We are concerned that underfunding is pushing NHS GPs to collapse. The BMA is balloting doctors on other models, including more freedom to provide private services. We feel this could mean millions are priced out of care. Government must fu
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Keep the presumption of parental involvement & review fairness in family courts
We call on the Government to keep the presumption of parental involvement and review the fairness of family courts particularly when contact orders are breached or false accusations are made. Children need both safe parents.
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Restrict babies and children in nail salons for their safety and health
Introduce regulations to restrict or prohibit babies and young children in nail salons due to exposure to chemical fumes and substances used in treatments, to protect their health and reduce potential harm.
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Strengthen child maintenance enforcement powers and increase payment rates
The Government really needs to strengthen the law relating to the enforcement of child maintenance payments towards the cost of raising a child. Especially SEN children as this comes with additional costs. Also, to re calculate the amounts,
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Create a fast-track system for people who need to retake a driving test
Create a different booking system that recognises the driver has previously failed and wants to retake
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Review Local Authority process in child removal cases involving medical disputes
Review Local Authorities (LAs) powers to remove children due to medical disputes. We believe where appropriate, tertiary specialist referrals should be mandatory when parents and LAs disagree on complex care, and “medical neglect” charges s
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Require all schools to expel bullies when cases are proven
Where a school has determined that bullying has occurred, make it mandatory for the school to expel bullies, and for the victims of bullying to receive support.
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Make it a criminal offence to take direct pictures of other people’s children
It shouldn’t matter if it’s in a shopping centre in a park or on the bus please make it a criminal offence to take direct pictures of other people’s children without consent.
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Make it mandatory for all police cars to use dashcam to ensure safety
We believe that some people are wrongly arrested, accused and convicted due to faulty evidence provided by police whilst others are correctly arrested and accused but not convicted due to a lack of evidence. Make it mandatory to fit all pol
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Call for review of US military presence on UK territory.
Review US military presence on UK sovereign territory. Recent rhetoric and policy positions raise questions about the US commitment to UK, NATO, its approach to allied co-operation, and potential impact on our economic and strategic inte
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