Committees

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 11 February 2025

20 February 2025

On 11 February 2025 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. Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 10 March 2025.

  1. Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women

The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 17 March 2025.

Petitions with over 10,000 signatures

  1. Reverse Cadet Forces Funding Cuts by Min of Defence and the Dept of Education

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

  1. Abolish Non-Crime Hate Incidents

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Stop Means Testing Pensioners and increase the State Pension

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold

The Committee noted the response to this petition.

  1. Hold a referendum to decide if the UK should leave the ECHR

The Committee agreed to accept the revised response to this petition.

  1. Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election

The Committee agreed to accept the revised response to this petition.

  1. Raise the standard tax-free Personal Allowance to £45,000

The Committee agreed to accept the revised response to this petition.

Public petitions and observations

  1. W12 and W14 Bus Service in North-east London (Calvin Bailey)
  2. Ellen Badger Hospital in-patient beds (Manuela Perteghella)

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

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