Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 30 April 2024

1 May 2024

On 30 April 2024 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, other petitions, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Introduce economic sanctions on Israel

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Call on Hamas to unconditionally surrender and return all the hostages 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Provide funding for STI screening at the beginning of a pregnancy 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Increase investment in Speech and Language Therapy 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Introduce new restrictions on solar facilities to protect land and food security 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Introduce new legal requirements for vets prior to euthanasia of dogs & cats

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Ban the sale of used power tools at car boot sales and markets

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Require broadcasters to call proscribed terrorist organisations terrorists 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Let airlines allow pets in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK

The Committee noted the response to this petition

  1. Negotiate UK-wide recognition of older person's bus passes

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Exclude telegraph poles from permitted development legislation 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Raise the personal tax allowance to £15,000 

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Implement Affirmative Consent for Sexual Activity

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

Public petitions and observations

  1. Food Insecurity (Martyn Day) 
  2. Household Support Fund beyond April 2024 (Afzal Khan) 
  3. Protection of Breakwater Beach in Brixham (Anthony Magnall) 
  4. Immigration health surcharge (Martyn Day) 
  5. Sale of arms to Israel (Martyn Day) 
  6. Traffic congestion and road safety in Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) 
  7. Rent and Service Charge increases in Lewisham East (Janet Daby) 
  8. Warwickshire Hunt (Matt Western) 
  9. Blackpool's Waterloo Road and Bond Street region (Scott Benton) 
  10. Pensioners’ Personal Tax Allowance (Martyn Day) 
  11. Access to GP appointments (Fleur Anderson) 

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

Further information

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