Every year fireworks are set off unnecessarily.
Fireworks are a nuisance to the public. They scare animals, young children and people with a phobia.
They injure thousands of people every year.
They cause damage to buildings, vehicles,emergancy vehicles etc.
Lastly Kids are STILL being sold them.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 26th November 2018
The Government responsed to this petition on 21st November 2018 (View Full Response)Make Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) illegal in the UK
- Final Signatures: 24,940
I and many others believe that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking should be made illegal because of the effects on the environment and people's safety.
The Government responsed to this petition on 27th October 2017 (View Full Response)Fireworks cause alarm, distress and anxiety to many people and animals. We call on the Secretary of State to make appropriate provision to secure that the risk of public use is the MINIMUM that is compatible with fireworks being used, as stated in Fireworks Act 2003 sect 2.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 29th January 2018
The Government responsed to this petition on 27th October 2017 (View Full Response)Strengthen workers' rights to tackle in-work poverty.
- Final Signatures: 50,499
The Government should implement the following improvements to workers' rights:
• A minimum wage of £10 for all workers
• A minimum contract of 16 hours per week for everyone who wants it
• A contract based on an individual’s normal hours of work
• A ban on zero hours contracts
When oil prices change, UK drivers have absolutely no idea what they will pay at the pumps. It is never ever the same! There is no consistency, logic or clarity to the way prices are calculated. If gas, electricity, water & telecoms get pricing bodies, why not motorists too? We need ‘PumpWatch’.
The Government responsed to this petition on 11th January 2019 (View Full Response)Thousands of servicemen were held as Far East prisoners of war from 1941-1945, caught up in a conflict that endured long after the celebrations for VE Day. The contribution of those who had the misfortune to be held as pows, many of whom did not survive, deserves to be remembered nationally.
The Government responsed to this petition on 10th July 2019 (View Full Response)Defer Christmas & Boxing Day holidays of 2020 to summer of 2021
- Final Signatures: 58
21m+ are unable to celebrate Christmas because of new C-19 restrictions. Many are restricted to the statutory minimum for holidays plus bank holidays. As the holidays for Christmas & NYE will be wasted in 2020 defer them to summer 2021 when people can enjoy that time with their families.
Mandatory warnings for venues and businesses that use strobe/flashing lights
- Final Signatures: 71
It should be mandatory to display warnings at entrances of venues or businesses that have strobe/flashing lighting. Businesses should also be required put information about the use of lighting at any addresses they are responsible for on their websites.
Ban the use of umbrella companies in the rail industry
- Final Signatures: 115
Umbrella companies must be banned as the care for workers is being further broken down amongst parties within the supply chain. This could help to ensure that employers continue to assume full responsibility for workers. This could also help to ensure that pay rates are inclusive of all deductions.
Make June 14 2022 a Bank Holiday
- Final Signatures: 40
Next year on June 14 sees the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.
255 British lives were lost during the conflict.
We call upon the Government to make June 14 2022 a Bank Holiday to mark 40 years since the liberation of the Falkland Islands.