Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 29 June 2021

2 July 2021

On 29 June 2021 the Committee considered e-petitions which had received over 100,000 signature. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, petitions that had received a revised response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.

Petitions with over 100,000 signatures

  1. Increase funding for urgent research into devastating motor neurone disease
    The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 12 July 2021.
  2. Increase curriculum content about water safety as part of swimming lessons
    The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 12 July 2021.
  3. FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
    The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 19 July 2021.
  4. Grant an urgent Amnesty to Undocumented Migrants living in the UK
    The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 19 July 2021.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Hold a binding referendum on the future of the TV licence
    The Committee agreed to request revised response.
  2. Allow ALL vaccinated British Expats to visit the UK without quarantining
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
  3. Reduce the Tax exemption age for classic cars to 30 years
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
  4. An public inquiry into the causes surrounding missing Black people
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
  5. Commission an independent review of childcare funding and affordability
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
  6. Remove Turkey from the red list
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
  7. Require halal and kosher certified products be prominently labelled as such
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.
  8. Make dog on dog attacks a specific criminal offence
    The Committee noted the Government’s response.

Revised Government responses

  1. Increase sentences relating to knife crime
    The Committee agreed to accept the revised response.
  2. Review the Regulation of Odour Management of Landfill Sites
    The Committee agreed to accept the revised response.

Public petitions and observations 

  1. British Telecom Group staff redundancies (presented by David Linden)

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