Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 26 November 2024

27 November 2024

On 26 November 2024 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. Call a General Election

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 6 January 2025 at 4.30pm.

  1. Give parents/guardians a right to access social media accounts of their children

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 13 January 2025 at 4.30pm.

  1. Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 20 January 2025 at 4.30pm.

  1. Require employers to offer career breaks for parents with a seriously ill child

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 3 February 2025 at 4.30pm.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 9 December 2024 at 4.30pm.

  1. Increase investment in Speech and Language Therapy.

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on Monday 27 January 2025 at 4.30pm.

  1. Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

Public petitions and observations

  1. Ilkley Lido Parking Charges (Robbie Moore)
  2. NatWest bank closure in Angel Edmonton (Kate Osamor)

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

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