Petitions

Every petition currently open to sign on Parliament’s own e-petitions site, sorted by most-signed first — the same petitions you’d find on petition.parliament.uk, just with the two numbers that actually matter put up front instead of buried in small print.

The two real thresholds. Any UK resident or British citizen can create or sign a petition to the UK Government and Parliament. At 10,000 signatures, the government is required to publish a written response. At 100,000 signatures, the petition becomes eligible for a debate in the House of Commons — eligible, not guaranteed: the Petitions Committee still decides whether and when to schedule it, and can also schedule a debate below that number in some cases. Crossing a threshold is not the same as a response or a debate having actually happened yet — the badges below show both separately.
Only currently open petitions are shown — a petition that’s closed, been rejected, or been debated and archived won’t appear here even though it’s still on Parliament’s own site. Signature counts move constantly on popular petitions; this reflects whenever petitions.py last ran, not the live count at petition.parliament.uk.
2,173
Open petitions
66
Past 10,000 signatures
5
Past 100,000 signatures
52
Actually responded to
1
Actually debated

Open petitions

2,173 open petitions on file.

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

129,414Signatures

The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing on the scale of…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond100,000+ signatures — qualifies for a debateGovernment has responded
Home Office · closes 2026-11-20 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Protect legal right to support for children with SEND

116,857Signatures

I believe that the Government’s proposed SEND reforms could limit EHCPs, weaken legal rights, replace individual plans with packages, reduce appeals, and remove school choice. In my view, children could be left without…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond100,000+ signatures — qualifies for a debateGovernment has responded
Department for Education · closes 2026-10-14 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately

113,920Signatures

We call on the Government to stop the fortification of flour with synthetic folic acid. Folic acid is a medicine not a food. We believe it is unethical to mass medicate the entire population without their knowledge or…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond100,000+ signatures — qualifies for a debateGovernment has responded
Department of Health and Social Care · closes 2026-12-08 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

111,227Signatures

Apply energy intensive industry relief (Supercharger scheme) to the ceramics industry to help cut soaring industrial energy costs & support ceramics businesses, which are at the risk of imminent collapse without urgent…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond100,000+ signatures — qualifies for a debateGovernment has respondedDebated in the Commons
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · closes 2026-10-17 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

106,001Signatures

I want the Government to introduce legislation so that defendants charged with controlling or coercive behaviour cannot receive a sentencing reduction for a guilty plea entered after initially pleading not guilty. This…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond100,000+ signatures — qualifies for a debateGovernment has responded
Ministry of Justice · closes 2026-10-21 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK

83,271Signatures

We call on the Government to launch a full-scale public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK. The inquiry should investigate the effectiveness of UK border control, the financial cost on taxpayers, and the…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Home Office · closes 2027-01-15 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all

80,580Signatures

Reduce the state pension age to 65. We believe this could mean people can retire with dignity and avoid hardship. We also think it could free up jobs for younger workers entering the labour market.

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Work and Pensions · closes 2027-03-16 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after

70,940Signatures

We believe mothers should never be forced back to work because maternity leave is unaffordable. UK SMP is among Europe’s least generous, falling to around 41% of minimum wage after 6 weeks. The Government should fix…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Work and Pensions · closes 2027-03-14 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence

61,370Signatures

Introduce legislation in England to make it a specific, standalone criminal offence to intentionally or recklessly use, discharge or attempt to discharge a catapult or slingshot at or towards any animal.

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · closes 2027-02-20 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals

55,287Signatures

We want the UK Government to create a national support scheme to provide lifelong veterinary care and financial assistance for retired service animals, including police dogs, military dogs, and police horses.

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · closes 2026-12-12 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU

48,973Signatures

We urge the government to review the regulations for new sewage treatment infrastructure and introduce new legislation to ensure high international standards are met; to safeguard people’s health, better protect all…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · closes 2026-11-01 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Ban children & their likeness being used to promote pornography or adult-content

42,152Signatures

We want the Government to introduce legislation making it illegal to use children or their likeness in advertising, promotional material or social-media content to promote commercial pornography or adult-content…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond
Ministry of Justice · closes 2027-04-07 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants

39,841Signatures

Up Teaching Assistants' pay to a minimum of £20,000 a year (term time) to reflect the amount of work they do. It's not just displays and marking. It's challenging behaviour, teaching, marking, first aid, displays,…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Education · closes 2026-12-08 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones

39,839Signatures

Introduce: (1) an immediate moratorium on planning approvals for BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) and Data Centres outside designated AI Growth Zones; (2) mandatory Rural Impact Assessments conducted at local…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · closes 2027-02-17 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death

36,256Signatures

I urge Parliament to take decisive action by implementing a lifetime driving ban on those guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and killing innocent people while under influence. Other countries have…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond
Department for Transport · closes 2027-01-06 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months

32,379Signatures

We want the UK Government to provide funding to the NHS so that patients with blood cancer who relapse within one year from their first transplant, and whose clinical team feel they would benefit from a second…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department of Health and Social Care · closes 2027-02-12 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Reduce the retirement age for the NHS pension scheme to 60

31,033Signatures

Reduce the retirement age for NHS staff pension scheme to 60. We are concerned NHS staff are facing extreme physical and mental burnout daily. High stress and long shifts can risk employee health and patient safety.

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond
Department of Health and Social Care · closes 2027-03-17 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Require asylum seekers & foreign criminals to be detained on remote UK islands

30,747Signatures

Require the offshore detention of asylum seekers and criminals who are foreign nationals on remote UK islands away from the general population whilst providing them with humanitarian aid and shelter. This could keep the…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respond
Home Office · closes 2027-03-03 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Require public bodies to achieve unqualified audit opinion before raising taxes

30,716Signatures

Require public bodies whose accounts cannot be certified with an unqualified opinion by auditors to be banned from increasing taxes or receiving a larger budget the following year.

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
HM Treasury · closes 2027-02-12 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →

Minimum State Pension should equal the National Minimum Wage for under 18s.

28,685Signatures

The National Living Wage age for 21+ is now £23,132 (35 hour week; 52 week year). Even the National Minimum Wage for under 18's is £14,560 (same basis). My full New State Pension is only £12,564 after working for a…

10,000+ signatures — gov must respondGovernment has responded
Department for Work and Pensions · closes 2027-01-28 View & sign on petition.parliament.uk →
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