House of Commons Petitions Committee Closed petitions Session 2017–19 CLOSED PETITIONS (Monday 12 March– Thursday 22 March 2018) SESSION 2017-19 URL ACTION SIGNATURES Closed on 12 March (11) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200000 Make British Sign Language part of the 35203 National Curriculum https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200001 Lobster Pots and Small Craft Safety - 10770 time to change the rules! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200003 All high-rise tower blocks over 30 271 metres must have sprinklers installed. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200004 Hold a referendum on the final Brexit 145115 deal https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200007 Improve Availability of NHS Services 3297 for FND Sufferers https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200008 To have a second referendum on 981 Brexit once a final agreement with the EU agreed. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200017 Fund research into pediatric brain 21799 cancer & earlier access to experimental drugs https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200025 Voluntary Right to Buy (VRTB) Scheme 1539 for Housing Associations - Update Needed https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200032 Pay Up Now! - Scrap the pay cap and 149137 give public servants a meaningful pay rise https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200045 Introduce an unconditional, Universal 1084 Basic Income https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200053 Establish an independent body to fact- 1155 check the things said during campaigning Closed on 13 March (26) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200005 Give all British citizens living abroad 10314 the right to vote and dedicated MPs https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200033 Return Scottish devolved powers to 3079 UK Government and Parliament https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200037 Bring the limit to claim for unfair 57 dismissal down from 2 years to 12 months https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200043 Rescind Donald Trump's state visit 1638 invitation. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200044 Mandatory for ALL eye tests to include 38 Pupillary Distance (PD). https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200052 Abolish prescription charges 385 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200059 To install defibrillator into all 146 workplaces with 5 or more employees. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200061 Resolve the inequity/inconsistency 3436 refunding for NHS trainees under WAT schemes https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200063 A review for tougher sentences for all 785 of One Punch assaults and fatalities https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200066 Debate in Parliament the lack of an 5705 effective policy for the treatment of M.E. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200073 Allow same sex couples to both be on 141 a birth certificate without being married https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200088 Make fair transitional state pension 117712 arrangements for 1950’s women https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200089 Suspend UK training the Burmese 251 Armed Forces. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200090 I want our country to increase our 962 defence budget to 5% GDP to protect us better https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200092 Reform the UK Voting System - Adopt 855 Proportional Representation https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200094 Impose 5% levy on the Premier 42842 League’s broadcasting rights back into grassroots https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200095 Make the DNA testing of dogs 205 compulsory in order to compile a national database https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200098 Scrap the variable speed limits as a 82 traffic calming measure on the M25 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200099 Require HMRC to separate out the 1908 cost of Brexit on personal tax statements. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200113 Extend paternity leave from 2 weeks 431 to at least 4 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200115 When we have any election include a 211 selection for “None of the above”. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200129 Change the law in England to "opt 3073 out" for organ donations https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200133 UK retailers to label all meat non-halal 2227 or halal so all religions have a choice https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200138 Make Student Nurses and Midwives 328 eligible for 30 hours free childcare https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200153 Reduce the age of Mandatory 29167 Mammograms to age 25-30 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200154 Stop NHS England from removing 34669 herbal and homeopathic medicines Closed on 14 March (26) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200021 Legalise cannabis for medical and 25402 recreational use. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200071 Video record all PIP, ESA and DLA 5110 medical assessments with patient consent https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200074 Make homework voluntary for 34084 children https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200075 Stop the additional stamp duty for 51 second home owners https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200103 Legalise drugs 87 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200106 Grant the Welsh Assembly the same 1483 powers as Scotland currently has. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200110 Scrap credit card age verification on 240 pornographic sites https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200131 End the animal cruelty laws 26710 exemptions for halal and shechita slaughter houses https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200137 We urge the government to reclassify 889 medical negligence as a criminal matter https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200151 Make it compulsory that all new 274 building developments incorporate solar panels https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200165 Leave the EU immediately 141832 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200170 A Carbon Tax For Companies 66 Producing over a certain amount of green house gases https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200180 Create a campaign to raise awareness 363 of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200189 Reduce and end unnecessary single- 11594 use plastics https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200201 Put tuition fees back to £3000 per 220 year https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200202 Put a cap on the amount of hours an 66 NHS employee can work in one shift. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200209 Stop MLM distributors selling health 55 and weight loss products without training https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200212 Stop electoral fraud by creating a 833 national database of voters https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200218 Free NHS prescriptions for full time 56 students. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200224 Impose Financial sanctions on the 30349 State of Myanmar (Burma). https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200225 Make any overtime worked over 60 standard contracted hours Tax free https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200228 Make it a legal requirement to 49 increase leg room in public spaces when sat down. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200253 Ban cigarette smoking in public areas. 208 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200271 Remove VAT on silver and platinum 30 coins issued as legal tender. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200291 Allow and help gay couples in the uk 53 have children through surrogacy. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200292 Abolish the 0.7% GDP target for 55146 Foreign Aid Closed on 15 March (35) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200011 Legislate to vaccinate all cows against 131 TB and stop culling Badgers. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200117 Layla's Law Vaccinate all UK children 12080 against Meningitis B strain (MenB). https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200119 Don't close Parliamentary Petition 96 system in the months surrounding an election https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200122 Stop car Insurance Companies from 180 increasing drivers for no fault accident claim https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200204 Ban attendance awards in schools 2602 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200206 Update BE test rules to allow 82 automatic cars to be used and gain manual as well https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200215 Introduce a nationwide deposit return 796 system for plastic bottles in the UK https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200235 Hold a second EU referendum 1022 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200239 Abolish the TV Licence 15678 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200240 Make recycling of all household low- 246 grade plastics mandatory throughout the UK. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200250 Use foreign aid money to help in the 158 Caribbean. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200264 Stop police and crime commissioners 399 from controlling the fire brigade. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200266 Double the mandatory sentence for 46 possession of a Firearm https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200270 Make it law for every alcohol 16 transaction to require approved photo ID https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200272 Move all voting days to weekends to 42 avoid disruption in schools and industry. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200278 Make Sanitary Wear free on 307 prescription for girls under 16 and women on benefits https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200288 End the Help to Buy scheme and 1190 instead direct this funding into