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)Require gender neutral toilets in public areas
- Final Signatures: 78
We want the Government to legislate that gender neutral toilets are required in public areas for example schools, transport systems, entertainment areas, hotels, leisure centres, so people of all genders feel comfortable.
Regulate the courier service industry with penalties for undelivered parcels
- Final Signatures: 876
Regulate the industry so the courier companies are held to account for this high loss/damaged/theft of parcels we are seeing.
Increase the Minimum Wage for Licensed Security Workers to £14 an Hour
- Final Signatures: 241
Security professionals are essential to our safety, but some struggle to make ends meet. I believe that increasing the minimum wage is not only fair but also an investment in public security.
Nationalise Energy Companies
- Final Signatures: 109,310
The Government needs to take back ownership of strategic energy assets. It needs to accept that the Free Market has failed the energy sector, that it is in the national interest to renationalise our energy assets. The Government must therefore renationalise all the UK energy assets.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 31st October 2022
The Government responsed to this petition on 1st September 2022 (View Full Response)The 2019 IPCC report 'Climate Change and Land' notes that a shift towards a plant-based diet can offer significant benefits in mitigating climate change. We are asking the UK Government as hosts of the Conference to show their commitment to the conference aims by making the food offered plant-based.
Make Chinese New Year, Diwali, EID public holidays
- Final Signatures: 52
Being British is about sharing & embracing the celebrations of various UK cultures. If those events are not bank holidays, it can create an “us & them”. For example Chinese NYE is celebrated with fireworks by many BUT can be seen as antisocial by those who didn’t.