UK Parliament Petitions

Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.

16,115 petitions

Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements

Publish evidence & methodology for the 2026 visa brake, review the country and route list, and create transitional arrangements for applicants with confirmed university offers, scholarships, sponsored specialist roles, and women facing seve

openOpened 13 Apr 2026Gov responded
30.4k

signatures

Promote plant-based foods over meat and dairy for a healthier Britain

To help protect planetary and human health, the Government must promote plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, and legumes, and end any support for campaigns promoting meat and dairy. We believe the UK needs to eat less, no

closedOpened 24 Mar 2025Gov responded
30.4k

signatures

Launch a Public Inquiry into Grooming Gangs

A taskforce has helped arrest hundreds of offenders since 2023. We believe abuse is large scale and ongoing. Yet we think the authorities refuse to acknowledge the background and motivation of abusers, the failures of police, social workers

closedOpened 4 Mar 2025Gov responded
30.3k

signatures

Pause UK offshore CO₂ storage projects and conduct full safety and legal review

We ask the Government to pause all UK offshore CO₂ storage projects until a full independent safety, environmental and legal assessment is completed. Some research suggests that injecting impure CO₂ can risk acid formation, toxic metal rele

closedOpened 19 Sept 2025Gov responded
29.6k

signatures

Fund mandatory neurodevelopmental screening for all children

Screening could take place in primary care, including GP appointments, health visitor reviews, and school entry health at key developmental stages. It should involve early, trauma-informed, and identity-safe screening tools, with clear refe

closedOpened 1 Aug 2025Gov responded
29.4k

signatures

Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones

Introduce: (1) an immediate moratorium on planning approvals for BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) and Data Centres outside designated AI Growth Zones; (2) mandatory Rural Impact Assessments conducted at local level; and (3) mandatory c

openOpened 17 Aug 2026Gov responded
28.7k

signatures

Review anti-discrimination laws to strengthen trans women & LGBTQ+ protections

Launch a review into strengthening legal protections and clearer enforcement against discrimination, harassment and exclusion of trans women and LGBTQ+ people in employment, education, healthcare, housing and public services, and requiring

openOpened 30 Mar 2026Gov responded
28.2k

signatures

Make it compulsory for children to wear gloves ice skating

I'd like to for the law to be changed so children are only permitted to ice skate if wearing protective gloves to protect their hands. The blades are so sharp.

closedOpened 17 Feb 2026Gov responded
28.2k

signatures

Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026

I want the House of Commons to disapprove the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026 laid on 21 May 2026.

openOpened 19 Jun 2026Gov responded
27.6k

signatures

Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs at Living Wage

We want the Government to make the State Pension available from the age of 60 and increase this to equal 48 hours a week at the National Living Wage.

closedOpened 26 Nov 2024Gov responded
27.5k

signatures

Ban large solar schemes on farmland/open countryside and promote solar on roofs

Promote solar energy on roofs and ban large-scale solar schemes on farmland and open countryside.

closedOpened 27 Jan 2025Gov responded
27.3k

signatures

Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months

We want the UK Government to provide funding to the NHS so that patients with blood cancer who relapse within one year from their first transplant, and whose clinical team feel they would benefit from a second transplant, are not denied a p

openOpened 12 Aug 2026
27.3k

signatures

Allow motorcycles in bus lanes as default

We call on the Government to reverse its decision on the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation published 21 November 2024 and make the national default that motorcycles are allowed in bus lanes unless the local authority decides otherwise.

closedOpened 28 Feb 2025Gov responded
27.1k

signatures

Improve funding, pay & professional recognition for the Early Years workforce

Increase government funding of Early Years settings, and introduce national frameworks related to pay, career progression and professional recognition to ensure greater alignment with educators and teachers in wider educational settings.

closedOpened 6 Mar 2026Gov responded
26.9k

signatures

Apply for the UK to rejoin the EU fully - do not just 'reset' the relationship

I think the UK needs to rejoin the EU fully for maximum economic benefit and to restore influence rather than merely 'reset' relations.

closedOpened 13 May 2025Gov responded
26.8k

signatures

Introduce a Central Microchip Portal to help reunite missing pets without delay

In March 2024, the previous Government said it would make scanning, checking & reuniting lost & abducted pets more effective by introducing a central portal for approved users-vets, local authorities & police-to search all records instantly

closedOpened 5 Dec 2025Gov responded
26.8k

signatures

Launch a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 on LGBTQ people

We call on the Government to launch a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 of the Local Government Act (1988) which specified that Local Authorities could not intentionally promote, through material or teaching, homosexuality or sam

openOpened 24 Mar 2026Gov responded
26.8k

signatures

Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards

The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segregation is discriminatory, dangerous, and

closedOpened 9 Jan 2025Gov responded
26.8k

signatures

Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats

We urge Parliament to severe all diplomatic ties with Iran, withdraw recognition of the regime as the legitimate government of Iran, and expel any Iranian diplomats from the UK, in the wake of recent events and reported human rights abuses

closedOpened 10 Feb 2026Gov responded
26.6k

signatures

Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system

I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led review to build consensus for changing the

openOpened 30 Mar 2026
26.6k

signatures

Inquiry into sexual violence in NHS hospitals

I want the Government to have an inquiry into sexual violence being reported in NHS hospitals, to come up with a plan to reduce incidents.

closedOpened 8 Sept 2025Gov responded
25.9k

signatures

Stop the double tax (IHT & Income Tax) of pension funds & death benefits

The Government are introducing inheritance tax to pension funds & death benefits from April 2027. When you die this may now result in a disproportionate and unfair double taxation on beneficiaries (income tax and inheritance tax) which we t

closedOpened 7 Aug 2025Gov responded
25.9k

signatures

Abolish interest charges on student loans

Cancel interest charges on all student loans. We believe placing this burden on the backs of those that want to succeed in life is abhorrent and short-sighted. These charges penalise our brightest and best, the very people that contribute t

closedOpened 11 Feb 2026Gov responded
24.7k

signatures

Make the sale of catapults/ammunition and carrying catapults in public illegal.

Make it illegal to carry catapults in public places, so the police can arrest those carrying, especially in areas of known wildlife crime, regardless if ammunition is found or not.

closedOpened 27 Nov 2024Gov responded
24.5k

signatures

Stop DWP repeating PIP assessments for disabled people

Stop DWP repeating Personal Independence Payments assessments for disabled people.

closedOpened 23 Dec 2024Gov responded
24.4k

signatures

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