Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 28 February 2023

7 March 2023

On 28 February 2023 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, an a e-petition that had received a revised Government response, and a public petition that had received a Government observation. 

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Fund free access to baby CPR training during pregnancy
    The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition
  2. Hold a referendum on removing the London Assembly and London Mayor
    The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition
  3. Repeal the Gender Recognition Act 2004
    The Committee noted this response.
  4. Remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
    The Committee noted this response.
  5. Do not remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
    The Committee noted this response.
  6. Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance
    The Committee noted this response.
  7. Require honey labels to reflect all countries of origin of the honey
    The Committee noted this response.
  8. Increase funding for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis & interstitial lung disease
    The Committee noted this response.
  9. Make it mandatory for Police & CPS to provide counselling to ALL victims of CSA
    The Committee noted this response.
  10. Stop legal aid for court appeals for people entering the UK illegally
    The Committee noted this response.
  11. Increase State Pensions to £416.80 per week & lower Retirement Age to 60 for All
    The Committee noted this response.
  12. Reverse the decision to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
    The Committee noted this response.
  13. Investigate UK excess deaths not related to Covid.
    The Committee noted this response.
  14. Offer healthcare workers on tier2 visa ILR after 2 years instead of 5 years
    The Committee noted this response.
  15. Lifetime driving ban if you are convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
    The Committee noted this response.
  16. Give secondary school students a right pray in school
    The Committee noted this response.
  17. Stop housing asylum seekers who entered the UK illegally in hotels
    The Committee noted this response.
  18. Withdraw the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
    The Committee noted this response.

Revised Government responses

  1. Withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
    The Committee agreed to accept the revised response.

Public petitions and observations

  1. End Serco using hotels in Stoke-on-Trent to house migrants (Jonathan Gullis)
    The Committee noted this petition and the Government’s observation. 

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