Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 2 February

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

1. Create an Emergency Carers Support Fund to increase care worker wages
   The Committee agreed to request a revised response from the Government
2. Enable all students to end university tenancy agreements early due to Covid-19
   The Committee agreed to request a revised response from the Government
3. Reimburse student rents for all accommodation not used during this academic year 
   The Committee agreed to request a revised response from the Government
4. Prioritise COVID-19 vaccines for first responders (police, fire, ambulance)
   The Committee agreed to request a revised response from the Government
5. Referendum on re-joining the EU 
   The Committee noted the Government’s response.
6. Provide funding for surgical correction of Pectus Excavatum 
   The Committee noted the Government’s response.
7. Extend the 12-month period drivers can use non-GB driving licences
   The Committee noted the Government’s response.
8. Fund dedicated dementia wards in all hospitals 
   The Committee noted the Government’s response.
9. Increase funding for NHS Transgender Services.
   The Committee noted the Government’s response.
10. Allow the armed forces to train in their own gym facilities during Covid-19 
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
11. Review triage procedures used by NHS maternity wards
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
12. Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
13. Extend paid maternity leave by at least four months
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
14. Privatise the BBC and make them self-funding
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
15. Create an Official Racial Offenders Register/Scheme
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
16. Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
17. Change A-level grades awarded from CAGs to UCAS predicted grades where higher
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
18. Sharia Compliant Student Loans for Muslim Students going to further education
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
19. Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
20. Shut all nurseries and early years settings during lockdown
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
21. All nurseries and places of education to stay closed after Xmas to 15 January
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.

Revised responses

1. Stop sexism - Require schools to offer all sports to all children
   The Committee noted the revised response from the Government.

Public petitions

1. Reversing cuts to the aid budget (Presented by David Linden)
2. Waste incinerator on Portland (Presented Richard Drax) 

Further information

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