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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 14 September 2021

17 September 2021

On 14 September 2021 the Committee considered e-petitions which had received over 100,000 signatures. 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. Do not require health and social care workers to take covid-19 vaccination

     The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 20 September 2021.

  1. Outlaw discrimination against those who do not get a Covid-19 vaccination

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 20 September 2021.

  1. Remove Pakistan from red list for travel - Petitions

           The Committee agreed to consider scheduling this petition for debate at a later date.

  1. Exempt dogs assessed by experts as safe from breed specific legislation

The Committee agreed to not to debate this petition, because a similar petition has been debated recently, and instead to pursue the issues raised by petitions on this subject in correspondence with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

  1. Introduce charges on carbon emissions to tackle climate crisis and air pollution

The Committee agreed to consider scheduling this petition for debate at a later date.

  1. Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence

The Committee agreed to consider scheduling this petition for debate at a later date.

  1. We demand that the Gurkhas receive equal pensions

The Committee agreed to consider scheduling this petition for debate at a later date.

  1. Ban greyhound racing to end unnecessary deaths & suffering of racing dogs

The Committee agreed to consider scheduling this petition for debate at a later date.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Require vaccine history be recorded on death certificates 

           The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments 

The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Exempt dogs assessed by experts as safe from breed specific legislation 

The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Recall Parliament to debate vaccination of children before this is rolled out 

The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Fund a second General Hospital including an A&E department in Cornwall 

The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Prioritise funding for a new hospital for King's Lynn & West Norfolk 

 The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Strengthen laws protecting seals 

The Committee agreed to request revised response.

  1. Extend furlough for aviation sector 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Increase the National Living Wage for classroom assistants & teaching assistants 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. 3-day quarantine for fully vaccinated, returning to the UK from amber countries 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Give the UK a Bank Holiday on Monday July 12th if England win Euro 2020 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Stop measuring the height and weight of children in primary school 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Fund improved support for people with communication and swallowing needs 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Create a new independent statutory regulator for all UK News Media 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Amend PCSC Bill to withdraw power to seize vehicles used as mobile homes 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Move the State Pension age back to 60 for both men & women 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Do not pass the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Add Poland to the green list for international travel 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Keep requirement to wear a face covering in shops & supermarkets after July 19th 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Introduce national limits on horse breeding 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Repatriate refugees when their country of origin is safe 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Include military personal with 5 years service in criteria for Platinum Jubilee 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Ban Animal Testing - Fund, accept & promote alternatives to animal testing 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Plan to phase out animal experiments 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Reform the VDPA 1979 to improve support for those harmed by covid-19 vaccines 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Add Sickle Cell to the Prescription Charge Exemption List 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Protect the NHS, Press Pause on the White Paper for Health and Social care 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Protect student choice: do not withdraw funding for BTEC qualifications 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Do not make Covid-19 vaccination a requirement to physically attend university 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Ban urban and garden pesticides to protect bees, other wildlife and human health 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Process all asylum seekers off-shore using foreign aid budget 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. We demand that the Gurkhas receive equal pensions 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Do not impose any new requirements on parents who are home educating 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Change the law to include laboratory animals in the Animal Welfare Act. 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. End the Cage Age for all farmed animals 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Create a Veterinary Services Ombudsman 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Contact Details On Microchips Must Remain Registered For Life #TuksLaw 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Provide funding to local authorities to protect health visiting provision 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Remove South Africa from the travel 'Red List' 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Remove Egypt from travel red list immediately 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Luke’s Law: Ban 'free bets' and emails that entice gamblers to place 'free bets' 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. To allow non-prescribed storage of Salbutamol Inhalers in Commercial Kitchens 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Appoint an Allergy Tsar as a champion for people living with allergies 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Keep face covering mandatory in indoor public settings beyond 19th July 2021 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Provide more funding for stalking advocates for victims of stalking 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Fund newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy immediately

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Make it an offence to hit a cat and drive off 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

  1. Support the pension triple lock 

The Committee noted the Government’s response.

Revised Government responses

  1. Add social workers to the professions it is an additional offence to assault 

The Committee agreed to accept the revised response.

  1. Require government ministers who break the law to be removed from post

The Committee agreed to accept the revised response.

Public petitions

  1. Occupation of East Jerusalem (presented by David Linden)
  2. St Ilids Meadow postal round (presented by Chris Elmore)
  3. Dog attacks(presented by Feryal Clark) 
  4. Sprint Route and Car Park (presented by Valerie Vaz)
  5. Voter ID (presented by Patricia Gibson)
  6. McVitie’s Tollcross factory proposed closure (presented by David Linden)
  7. VAT on sunscreen (presented by Jesse Norman)
  8. Police presence in Kensington (presented by Felicity Buchan)
  9. Planning applications in Richmond Park (presented by Sarah Olney)
  10. Independent assessment in family courts 
  11. Sandbach Cemetery (presented by Fiona Bruce)
  12. Proposals for higher taxes on the super-rich (presented by Richard Burgon)
  13. Santander Bath Road branch (presented by Seema Malhotra)
  14. Post box in Stoke village(presented by Luke Pollard)

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