Set a timeline for passing the Registration of Overseas Entities Bill
- Final Signatures: 11
Provide a clear and definite timeline for introduction and debate on the Registration of Overseas Entities Bill. The Government should make this legislation a priority in 2021/22.
Legislate to limit interest rates for personal loans
- Final Signatures: 10
Both before and during the pandemic, Personal Loans companies are taking advantage of the desperation of people. We urge the government to take action and make illegal for personal loan companies to charge interest rate beyond a fixed legal cap.
Extend deadline for applying for £10k Covid Grants from 31.03.21 till 30.04.21
- Final Signatures: 9
Extend £10,000 Grant Application deadline for 1 more extra month.
Ban the marketing of relaxer and perm products for children
- Final Signatures: 11
"Kiddie" relaxers are currently allowed to be sold in the UK. Many relaxers contain sodium hydroxide, an extremely caustic chemical which breaks down the hair strand to permanently make it straighter.
Shut large food stores on Christmas Eve 2020
- Final Signatures: 11
Close all big food stores for Christmas Eve. For the shop workers who have had to work all year and get nothing extra for the work they have done throughout covid19. Give them that extra day with their family without the extra stress of working a busy Christmas eve with customers.
Drop unnecessary plans for a deeply damaging switch
from the CE to UK CA mark
- Final Signatures: 15
The CE mark already exists, the costs and benfits of compliance are already sunk / won. Adding an extra layer of unprofitable red tape, just for the sake of it - is illogical, destructive and creates no benefit.
Add an extra hour to British Summer Time this year.
- Final Signatures: 21
To encourage tourism, and staycations in the UK add 1 hour to British Summer Time in line with France, Spain etc. This will extend summer evenings instead of having sunlight from very early morning
End restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds working overnight shifts
- Final Signatures: 15
I wish for 16 and 17 year olds to be able to do overnight shifts. Most 16 and 17 year olds are in college and busy with college work which they have to do in the day. Allowing them to work overnight shifts would mean they can work at whatever time is most convenient to them.
Drinking too much alcohol can impair judgement and reduce safety awareness. A 3-drink limit could help safeguard customers and staff, and allowing licenced venues to open without restrictions on their hours would facilitate staggered hours.
We have all come to realise the great importance of essential workers in our every day life, the hard work they do and then absolute dedication shown on the 'front line' . We should have an annual bank holiday celebrating how important they are to all of us across the UK