UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
16,142 petitions
Introduce the mandatory neutering of cats by 6 months of age.
We are calling on the government to introduce the mandatory neutering of cats by 6 months of age unless they are registered as licensed breeding cats. Some animal charities are being overwhelmed with abandoned cats and kittens.
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Review the prescribing and sale of topical corticosteroids
We ask the government to review prescribing protocols and over-the-counter availability of topical corticosteroids. We believe that topical corticosteroids have been over-prescribed and irresponsibly prescribed for decades – leading to what
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Hold an inquiry into the status of the Sino-British Joint Declaration
We call on the Parliament to hold a formal inquiry and investigate whether the JD is void or not as a signatory of the treaty, as we believe there is no evidence that China has acted to ensure the JD abides by the peremptory norms of intern
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Require a, "no confidence," vote on the ballot for all elections/referendums.
To give the people of the UK the option that no candidate/party/issue on the ballot represents their convictions. A "no confidence" vote should encompass general elections, by-elections, local elections, and referendums.
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Legalise and regulate cannabis for adults across the United Kingdom
Introduce laws to legalise and regulate cannabis for adults in the UK. This should include licensed production and sale, strict age limits, product testing and labelling, restrictions on advertising, and taxation to fund the NHS, education
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Enact military, diplomatic & economic sanctions on Israel for attacks on Lebanon
The UK Government should enact military, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel unless they stop their attacks on Lebanon, end their invasion, and withdraw from Lebanese territory. We believe Israel should also pay compensation fo
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Exempt Afghan women from the study-visa suspension and reinstate routes to study
Create an immediate exemption to the current suspension of study visas for Afghan nationals, so Afghan women and girls can obtain UK education visas (including university, foundation and English pathways) with appropriate safeguards, and pu
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Suspend licences after fatal or serious road collisions
Introduce a law requiring immediate suspension of a driver’s licence after a road traffic collision causing death or serious injury, pending a full investigation, with a right to appeal.
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Apply proposed changes to the ILR qualifying period to those already here
Apply the proposed changes of increasing the qualifying period for settlement (ILR) from 5 years to 10 years, outlined in the recently released immigration white paper, to the migrants currently in the UK.
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Improve maternity pay and financial support for working families
We want the Government to improve financial support for families by increasing statutory maternity pay to reflect living costs, reviewing Universal Credit income thresholds so working families are not excluded, and extending access to the S
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Stop the Early Release of all Domestic Abusers Under the SDS40 Scheme
Some domestic abusers are being released early, causing severe distress for victims & destabilising their safety and recovery. Only certain DA offences like coercive control, are exempt from the scheme. Abusers convicted of violent crimes l
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Review the issuing of hormone prescriptions for transgender individuals by GPs
I believe the government should launch a review into the ways that GPs work alongside NHS gender clinics to issue prescriptions for hormones.
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Resolve delays in renewal of COS for Skilled Worker visas
The Government should urgently address delays in renewing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) for Skilled Worker visas, including clear updates on renewal delays, published processing times, priority for care workers, and an expedited route a
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Remove inheritance tax on all estates and their property worth under £1 million
Change the inheritance tax threshold from all estates from £325,000 to £1 million, so that no inheritance tax is levied on estates and the property within them up to a value of £1 million.
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Ban 3G rubber crumb on new artificial pitches and display health info notices
We call on the Government to ban the use of rubber crumb infill on all new 3G artificial football pitches, and to require clear health information notices to be displayed at existing 3G pitches that use rubber crumb infill. Also to require
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Ban plea deals in serious sexual offence cases against children & the vulnerable
We want the government to change the law so that plea bargains are not allowed in cases of serious sexual offences against children or vulnerable people. We think the CPS should be required to pursue charges that reflect the full severity o
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Adapt EYFS and KS1 Literacy Curriculums to be inclusive for Non-Verbal children
We want the current phonics screening test, the early years and the Key Stage 1 curriculum frameworks to be adapted to make them inclusive for children with oral communication challenges.
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Introduce a Minister of Mental Wellbeing for Young Adults
Introduce a Minister, with their own team and department, focused on the mental wellbeing of young adults in the UK, decreasing indices such as suicide and self-harm rates, and increasing the overall optimism amongst the youth of this count
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Reverse the Tax Treatment of Double Cab Pickup Trucks in the 2024 Autumn Budget
We call on the Government to reverse the recent decision announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget to reclassify double cab pickup vehicles with a payload of one tonne or more as cars for certain tax purposes.
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Introduce Legislation to make Verbal Abuse toward Police Officers an offence
We believe that to some it's become acceptable that police officers get verbally abused and are considered too hardened to experience Harassment, Alarm of Distress for Public Order Act offences. They are public servants worthy of protection
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Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt
Explicitly exclude any land used for primary food production (Grade 1, 2, and 3a agricultural land) within the greenbelt from the definition of grey belt in the National Planning Policy framework (NPPF).
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Provide funding for a review of the efficacy of Pineal Gland Surgery
We would like the government to fund a review to explore the extent to which surgical intervention can alleviate the symptoms experienced by individuals with pineal cysts.
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Change the speed limit for single-carriageway rural roads from 60mph to 30mph
Rural roads are the most dangerous roads for all kinds of driver and speed is the problem. A study of single-carriageway rural roads estimated that a 10% increase in average speed results in a 30% increase in fatal and serious crashes.
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Ban large solar farms on high-quality farmland and mandate BESS safety zones
We demand legislation to ban large solar on farmland classed as Best and Most Versatile farmland.
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Allow international travel while an ILR application is pending
Allow people with valid leave to remain who apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) to travel outside the UK and the Common Travel Area while their application is pending without it being treated as withdrawn. With eVisas, their valid im
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