Decisions of the Petitions Committee Tuesday 26 March

Petitions with 100,000 signatures

1. Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action 
   The Committee decided to consider whether to schedule a debate on this petition once sittings in Westminster Hall have resumed. 
   
2. Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19 
   The Committee decided to consider the issues raised by this petition in its wider work on the Government's response to Coronavirus. The Committee will consider whether to schedule a debate on this petition once sittings in Westminster Hall have resumed.
   
3. Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid COVID-19 
   The Committee decided to consider the issues raised by this petition in its wider work on the Government's response to Coronavirus. The Committee will consider whether to schedule a debate on this petition once sittings in Westminster Hall have resumed. 
   
4. Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown
   The Committee decided to consider the issues raised by this petition in its wider work on the Government's response to Coronavirus. The Committee will consider whether to schedule a debate on this petition once sittings in Westminster Hall have resumed. 
   
5. Reimburse all students of this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19
   The Committee decided to consider the issues raised by this petition in its wider work on the Government's response to Coronavirus. The Committee will consider whether to schedule a debate on this petition once sittings in Westminster Hall have resumed. 

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures which have received a government response 

1. Highway Code Rules 163 and 215 to be made law. Pass horses wide and slow. 
   The Committee decided to request a revised response, that more directly addresses the request of the petition.  
   
2. Vets to scan prior to euthanasia for Rescue Back up and confirm keeper details
   The Committee decided to request a revised response, that is more sensitive to the petitioner's circumstances and more directly addresses the request of the petition. 
    
3. Require universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action
   The Committee decided to request a revised response, that more directly addresses the request of the petition. 
   
4. Publish the Russia report
   The Committee noted the response.  
   
5. Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19
   The Committee noted the response. 
    
6. Make Hedgehogs a Protected Species
   The Committee noted the response.  
   
7. Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
   The Committee noted the response.  
   
8. Fund research for childhood cancers with the worst survival rates
   The Committee noted the response.  

Revised Government responses

1. Lower the cost of British Citizenship applications to £372. 
   The Committee noted the revised response, and requested that it be published. 
   
2. Allergy provision in school: Introduce Statutory Allergy Care legislation 
   The Committee noted the revised response, and requested that it be published. 
   
3. Convert fossil fuel subsidies into subsidies for renewable energy 
   The Committee noted the revised response, and requested that it be published. 
   
4. Make vet best practice measures mandatory & honour dual microchip registration 
   The Committee noted the revised response, and requested that it be published. 
   
5. Ban peat compost
   The Committee noted the revised response, and requested that it be published. 

Public (paper) petitions with government responses

The following public (paper) petitions received a written response from the Government and were noted by the Committee.

1. Over 75s free TV licences (presented by David Linden) 
2. TV licences for the over 75s (bagged petition)
3. Universal Credit bonus payments (presented by David Linden and in the same terms by Martyn Day)

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