UK Parliament Petitions
Public petitions to the UK Government and Parliament — signature counts, government responses and debate outcomes.
17,310 petitions
Ensure Home Office needs planning permission for all hotel asylum accommodation
Amend the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 so the Home Office must always seek local planning permission before using any hotels to house asylum seekers, ensuring local councils and communities are
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Recognise Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) as an impairment under equality law
Issue Regulations to grant Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) the status of an impairment under Schedule 1 of the Equality Act 2010, applying the same immediate statutory legal protections currently given to severe conditions like Cancer, H
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Fund childcare for working parents immediately after maternity leave ends
We want the Government to change the Funded Childcare for Working Parents scheme in England so eligible parents can access their childcare hours immediately after maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave ends, rather than wai
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Call for a review of endoscopy surveillance intervals for Barrett’s Oesophagus
Barrett’s Oesophagus can progress to cancer silently, even without symptoms. We urge the Government to call for a review looking to shorten surveillance intervals to detect disease earlier, improve survival, and save lives.
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Ban paid protesting
We want paid protesting to be criminalised. We think it is insincere, immoral, and is little more than an act of paying people to create public nuisances, antagonise current protests and falsely sway public opinion.
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Remove all benefits for those guilty of supporting proscribed terrorist groups.
Any individuals found guilty of belonging to or supporting a proscribed terror group should lose any entitlement to state benefits.
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Abolish and replace the Local Government Pension Scheme
We urge Parliament to abolish the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and replace it with a more affordable alternative such as the NEST pension scheme. We believe this could reduce the financial burden on taxpayers and LAs, which could
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Make teaching BSL mandatory in all schools
There are about 50,000 deaf children in the UK. I would like the Government to make all schools introduce British sign language as a mandatory lesson in the curriculum.
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Mandate CMPA training & fund specialised referral pathways in primary care
Mandate standardised CMPA (Cow's Milk Protein Allergy) for all primary care staff and fund guaranteed, fast-tracked paediatric dietetic referral pathways. We want to end diagnostic delays, trial-and-error formula restrictions, and poor earl
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Require the use of renewable energy only to power the national grid
Require the sole use of renewable energy sources to power the national electricity grid so that 100% of electricity generated in the national grid is from renewable energy sources.
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Create a tax-free overtime allowance for overtime worked above 40 hours per week
We want the Government to introduce a change to Income Tax so that genuine overtime worked above 40 hours per week is tax free, up to a set cap. This should apply only to hours worked above a person’s normal contracted hours. The policy sho
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Stop the East West Rail (EWR) project. Save our homes and farmland.
Immediately stop the EWR project and protect our countryside. Invest in repairing and improving existing rail infrastructure to help ensure more punctual, clean services with better facilities—before creating new lines that we think could d
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Deport asylum seekers from safe countries & review current asylum seekers
We urge the Government to update migration laws so asylum seekers who arrive from a designated safe country are automatically refused and deported to the designated safe country they travelled from.
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Fund a free, nationwide 'Parental Control App' to keep all children safe online
We believe there is a national mental health crisis with young people that is largely connected to increased time online, social media advances and algorithms. We believe this is having a devastating impact on young people’s physical and em
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Reduce University student tuition fee cap from £9,250 to £3,000
Call on the government to reduce the University Student Tuition Fees cap from £9,250 to £3,000 which the Government has now decided to increase to £9,535 from September 2025. This will put further financial stress on students who are alread
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Require news organisations to give equal coverage for inaccurate reporting
We want the Government to legislate to require news organisations to give equal coverage to correcting materially inaccurate reporting to the original publication or broadcast on their media platform.
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Require online platforms to identify and remove monetised ‘rage bait’ content
This petition calls on the UK Government to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms to take effective action against creators who use rage bait or exploit controversy for profit. We believe stronger accountability is needed t
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Fund specialised regional task forces to tackle bike & motorcycle theft
We believe motorcycle owners across the country are targeted and endangered everyday by organised gangs of thieves. We call on the Government to fund dedicated regional task forces to manage a coordinated approach in tackling bike & motorcy
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Fund "Universal" Breakfast Clubs to include all SEND Children
While the Equality Act 2010 requires 'reasonable adjustments’ in our view the current funding model for breakfast clubs makes 1-1 support for children who need it financially impossible for schools. We are calling for the government to prov
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Require producers to declare how much metal is in food, drink and supplements
We want the Government to make it a legal requirement for food, drink and supplement manufacturers to print clearly on all packaging exactly how much Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium and other metals are present in a typical serving.
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Legally require drivers who hit a cat to take them to a vet
I would like to make it illegal to hit and leave a cat to die. When cats are sadly hit by cars, it can cause seriously bad mental health for the owners. Often they do not get to say goodbye. Cats are important to their owners. Make it illeg
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Amend laws on parental titles on birth certificates
We believe UK law needs to be more flexible to allow parents to choose & amend the parental title recorded on their children’s birth certificates, to allow for two mothers/fathers. We think this is important to help formally recognise the r
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Review school absence fines & CAP peak pricing of activities in school holidays
We want the government to cap excessive “peak pricing” on family attractions and travel during school holidays. We also want them to review term-time holiday fines and support businesses offering fair pricing with subsidies or tax relief.
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Review how delivery companies operate and standards
I would like a review into how delivery companies operate and some standards brought to bear, such as the ability to speak to a human and standards on what constitutes both a delivery and proof of delivery.
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Only allow UK citizens or residents with settled status to use the NHS
We urge the Government to only allow UK citizens or residents with settled status to use the NHS. We think everyone else should be required to have private insurance, including illegal migrants. We believe this could save the NHS money.
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