Allow students to be taken out of school for two weeks a year without penalty
- 218,457 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 711,768 - 11,687 added in the past 24hrs)
Families face school fines for taking their children out of school to go on affordable holidays. This can be a particular issue for low-income families, and families with children that have additional needs, who want or need to avoid busier and more expensive periods.
Hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying
- 210,141 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 220,482 - 163 added in the past 24hrs)
This petition calls for the Government to allocate Parliamentary time for assisted dying to be fully debated in the House of Commons and to give MPs a vote on the issue. Terminally ill people who are mentally sound and near the end of their lives should not suffer unbearably against their will.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 29th April 2024
The Government responsed to this petition on 22nd February 2024 (View Full Response)Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700
- 83,415 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 106,481 - 689 added in the past 24hrs)
Currently the financial requirements to bring your spouse to the UK is £18,600 per year and now the Government wants to more than double it. Most people in the UK don’t make that per year. We believe this policy punishes those who fall in love with someone with a different nationality.
The Government responsed to this petition on 10th January 2024 (View Full Response)Reclassify general aviation airfields as greenfield not brownfield sites
- 10,396 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 90,115 - 457 added in the past 24hrs)
Airfields around the country are categorised as brownfield sites making them attractive for development of housing estates.
Fund continued access to modulators drugs for Cystic Fibrosis patients
- 71,901 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 72,125 - 18 added in the past 24hrs)
Please help cystic fibrosis patients have continual access to life-changing modulator medication, after the news on the 3rd November from NICE that it believes these clinically proven medications are not cost effective for the NHS to use.
The Government responsed to this petition on 8th December 2023 (View Full Response)Delay the ban on rehoming and owning XL Bully dogs for 18 months
- 65,286 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 65,363 - 12 added in the past 24hrs)
XL Bully dogs cannot be rehomed after 31/12/23, and will be illegal to own without an exemption certificate from 1/2/24. As a result many Bully dogs are being abandoned or placed in rescue. We want more time for owners to rehome or get exemptions, to avoid dogs being euthanised unnecessarily.
The Government responsed to this petition on 6th February 2024 (View Full Response)Ban the sale of used power tools at car boot sales and markets
- 32,330 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 64,706 - 211 added in the past 24hrs)
We think car boot sales and markets are a major reason for tool theft from vans. Many tradespeople have their van broken into and have their tools stolen, which can deprive them of their livelihood. Replacing tools is not cheap, and we want the Government to take action to tackle tool theft.
The Government responsed to this petition on 17th April 2024 (View Full Response)Don’t ban flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes
- 53,156 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 61,017 - 76 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like the Government to not ban flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes. We believe the vaping industry has helped many people quit cigarettes which contain tobacco - a product which is single handily responsible for over 8 million deaths a year across the globe (estimated by WHO).
The Government responsed to this petition on 12th March 2024 (View Full Response)Offer the State Pension to all at 60, increase to equal 48hrs at the Living Wage
- 57,500 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 60,511 - 41 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to make the State Pension available from the age of 60, and increase this to equal 48 hours at the National Living Wage. Hence from April 2024 a universal State Pension should be £549.12 per week or £28,554.24 per year as a right to all, age 60 and above.
The Government responsed to this petition on 30th January 2024 (View Full Response)Make State Pensions tax free
- 53,710 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 54,122 - 69 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government should remove income tax on State Pension payments, to reduce the tax burden on pensioners.
The Government responsed to this petition on 29th January 2024 (View Full Response)