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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 24 October 2023

30 November 2023

On 24 October 2023 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.

Petitions with over 100,000 signatures

  1. Remain neutral in Israel-Palestine conflict and withdraw support for Israel

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on Monday 11 December 2023.

  1. Urge the Israel Government to allow fuel, electricity and food into Gaza

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on Monday 11 December 2023.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Deport all foreign and dual nationals imprisoned for a year or more

The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition.

  1. Protect the NHS and All Healthcare: Require #MasksInHealthcare

The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition.

  1. Call an immediate general election

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Change the school week to a four day week

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

Public petitions and observations

  1. Funding for local pharmacies (Judith Cummins)
  2. West Midlands Combined Authority (Matt Western)
  3. Levenshulme Station and Gorton Station ticket office closures (Afzal Khan)
  4. Railway station ticket offices (Tim Farron)
  5. Reddish North station ticket office closures (Andrew Gwynne)

The Committee noted these petitions and the Government observations to them.

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