Stop Fracking in the UK
- Final Signatures: 13,990
For years, communities have opposed fracking for environmental and health reasons which were dismissed as scaremongering.
The Government responsed to this petition on 21st November 2018 (View Full Response)Repeal the EU Copyright Directive, when the UK leaves the EU.
- Final Signatures: 28,588
The EU has just passed, Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive. This could damage and threaten people's right to freedom of speech and expression online, fair use and censor political and peaceful conversation. This should be repealed from UK law on the UK's exit from the EU.
The Government responsed to this petition on 20th December 2018 (View Full Response)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)Make it law for restaurants and all other businesses that provide food to have adrenaline auto-injectors (such as EpiPens) on their premises so they can be provided if people suffer a serious life threatening allergy.
Require shops to regularly sanitise till areas and card readers
- Final Signatures: 16
Measures are usually in place to wipe down trollies and sanitise as you enter the supermarket but the till points and card readers are often neglected - I have never seen one wiped down before or after I pay.