Committees

Petitions Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Petitions Committee considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons, engaging the public directly with the work of the House.

E-petitions website

If you’re directly and specially affected by the HS2 (Crewe - Manchester) Bill, you can find out how to submit a petition against it here.

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Inquiry

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Brain tumour and childhood cancer research
Opened 25 March 2021

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Petitions Committee asks the Government for more information on its policy on breed specific legislation
Petitions Committee have written to DEFRA Minister
22 June 2022
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Government responds to Petitions Committee letter on new parents’ employment rights
Petitions Committee publishes letter from Business Secretary
22 June 2022
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The school week to be debated by MPs
Petition relating to school week debated on Monday 27 June 2022
22 June 2022

Latest publications

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to employment rights for new parents
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Correspondence
Letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to breed specific legislation
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204KB
Correspondence
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to the use of snares
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92KB
Correspondence

Useful information

Actions on petitions
Find out more about e-petitions
Ask your MP to present a petition

Contact us

  • Email: petitionscommittee@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General) 0207 219 4887 / For media enquiries contact Gary Connor, Media Relations Manager and Hannah Olbison, Senior Media Relations Officer, at hocmediacorporate@parliament.uk and 0207 219 0969