Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 20 February 2024
23 February 2024
On 20 February 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. End the UK’s membership of the World Health Organization
The Committee agreed not to debate this petition, on the basis that the issues raised by this petition have been debated recently.
2. Prescription charges for people with chronic or long-term health conditions
The Committee agreed to debate this petition on Monday 11 March.
Petitions with over 10,000 signatures
1. Extend cost of living payments to low-income households beyond February 2024
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
2. Do not introduce regular bank account checks for benefit claimants
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
3. Abolish the TV licence and make the BBC a subscription channel
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
4. Repeal Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
5. Give one-person households 50% council tax discount rather than 25%
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
6. Require CCTV cameras on school transport for kids with special educational needs
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
7. Do not let the Government access information on pensioners' bank accounts.
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
8. Provide for resentencing for everyone serving an indeterminate prison sentence
The Committee noted the response to this petition.
Revised responses
1. Delay the ban on rehoming and owning XL Bully dogs for 18 months
The Committee agreed to accept the revised response to this petition.
Public petitions and observations
1. Unpaid carers (Martyn Day)
2. Buy now, pay later products (Martyn Day)
The Committee noted these petitions and the Government observations to them.
Further information
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